Live El Niño globe
El Niño starts as a band of warm water in the middle of the Pacific, but its effects show up a world away: a wetter winter along the Gulf Coast, a milder one in Canada, drought in Indonesia and Australia. Spin the globe and follow the trail.
The colored bands on the ocean are the four regions NOAA uses to measure El Niño. The redder they are, the warmer the water is compared with normal. The lines leaving the Pacific point to places that usually feel it. Tap a dot to read what tends to happen there.
The impacts shown are historical tendencies, not a forecast for a specific city or date. For warnings, follow your national weather service.
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