La Nina Near Peak, Will Linger for Several Months, U.S. Says
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La Nina, a cooling of the Pacific Ocean blamed for record flooding in Australia, is near its peak and probably will last through the Northern Hemisphere’s spring, according to the U.S. Climate Prediction Center.
Measurements show most of the parts of the Pacific that are monitored were about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) below normal, the center in Camp Springs, Maryland, reported today in a statement.