By Adithi Ramakrishnan NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A chaotic climate phenomenon is intensifying heavy rains and floods in the Southwest, experts say. A natural warming cycle called El Ni\u00f1o is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Ni\u00f1o events can happen irregularly every couple of years, but scientists say the latest iteration is particularly extreme \u2014 and it’s just getting started, with impacts expected for several more months. \u201cWe\u2019ve had super El Ni\u00f1os in the past, but this is a super duper El Ni\u00f1o,\u201d said meteorologist Jeff Masters of Yale Climate Connections. The phenomenon wasn’t the only cause of the severe storms and it’s difficult to attribute any single event to it. Still, scientists say this supercharged El Ni\u00f1o is making… <\/p>\n
By Adithi Ramakrishnan NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A chaotic climate phenomenon is intensifying heavy rains and floods in the Southwest, experts say. A natural warming cycle called El Ni\u00f1o is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Ni\u00f1o events can happen irregularly every couple of years, but scientists say the latest iteration is particularly extreme \u2014 and it’s just getting started, with impacts expected for several more months. \u201cWe\u2019ve had super El Ni\u00f1os in the past, but this is a super duper El Ni\u00f1o,\u201d said meteorologist Jeff Masters of Yale Climate Connections. The phenomenon wasn’t the only cause of the severe storms and it’s difficult to attribute any single event to it. Still, scientists say this supercharged El Ni\u00f1o is making... <\/p>\n