this means it is possible that by some yardsticks, 2016 will be declared as hot as 2015 or even slightly hotter – because el nino did not vanish until the middle of the year.
this means it is possible that by some yardsticks, 2016 will be declared as hot as 2015 or even slightly hotter – because el nino did not vanish until the middle of the year.
2014–16 el niño event:32
during november and december 2015, values within noaa's oceanic niño index peaked at 2.4 °c (4.3 °f), which surpassed december 1997 value of 2.2 °c (4.0 °f).