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83% Chance Super El Niño Unfolds, California Declares Emergency
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- NASA scientists report the equatorial Pacific turned from green to deep blue during a Super El Niño.
- NOAA says there is an 83 % chance the strongest El Niño since 1950 is unfolding.
- Surface waters are about 3 °F warmer, raising moisture and altering weather worldwide.
- Kelvin waves have lifted sea levels up to 12 inches, heightening flood risk.
- Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency over El Niño threats.