El Niño alert
Apia, SAMOA — Pacific communities are advised to prepare for the potential impacts of an El Niño, with the latest El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Outlook shifting from El Niño Watch to El Niño Alert.
The Alert means there is approximately a 70% chance of El Niño forming in 2023, roughly three...

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