Scientists watch for super El Niño’s potential impact on B.C.
17-06-2026 22:15 via nanaimobulletin.com

Scientists watch for super El Niño’s potential impact on B.C.

The Yukon and Western provinces could be looking at a warmer winter next season as scientists around the world have officially declared the formation of an El Niño weather pattern.
On June 11, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared an El Niño year following earlier predictions by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations.
According to research scientist Bill Merryfield of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the formation
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