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This year's El Niño looks a lot like 1997. What happened then?

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Columbia University climate scientist Azhar Ehsan said in a September media briefing that this year's atmospheric evolution looks similar to that of 1997, when one of the strongest-ever El Niños formed.

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  1. WOWK Charleston

    This year's El Niño looks a lot like 1997. What happened then? (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    Columbia University climate scientist Azhar Ehsan said in a September media briefing that this year's atmospheric evolution looks similar to that of 1997, when one of the strongest-ever El Niños formed.

  2. WFLA

    This year's El Niño looks a lot like 1997. What happened in Florida? (opens WFLA)

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    Columbia University climate scientist Azhar Ehsan said in a September media briefing that this year's atmospheric evolution looks similar to that of 1997, when one of the strongest-ever El Niños formed.

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