Super El Niño to Shape a Stormier, Warmer Winter Across the U.S.

CNN reports that a Super El Niño is strengthening rapidly and could become the strongest on record by year‑end, likely making this winter stormier for the southern U.S. and drier in parts of the Northeast, with forecasts from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center showing above‑normal temperatures across much of the northern tier and wetter conditions across much of the country, plus a higher risk of severe thunderstorms in Florida. The exact impacts depend on how cold winter gets and ongoing global warming, so these are probability-based expectations rather than certainties.