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El NiãÄ and La Niña
Latest status
(April 2012)
The La Niña which began to develop last September peaked at the beginning of 2012 and weakened rapidly in February. Sea surface temperatures of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific returned to normal in March 2012, indicating that the La Niña event has come to an end. The latest forecasts by a number of climate models around the world indicate that sea surface temperatures of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific will remain normal this summer (June-August).
(Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA)
Figure 1. Sea surface temperature anomalies of March 2012 in degree Celsius.
Note:
1. The next update will be available in the latter half of June 2012.
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