Pair of Pacific warming patterns set to rewrite US weather this autumn

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Pair of Pacific warming patterns set to rewrite US weather this autumn
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An immense Pacific marine heatwave coinciding with a super El Niño is expected to alter US weather this autumn: California faces higher storm surge and heavy rainfall risks, the Pacific Northwest could see reduced snowfall and drought conditions, wildfire risk rises in the West, Atlantic hurricanes may be suppressed while eastern Pacific storms intensify, and marine ecosystems and fisheries bear the cost of warmer waters.

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