El Niño conditions confirmed: SPREP urges coordinated regional response
El Niño conditions have now been established in the Pacific.
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) values have met the established thresholds...
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Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...