The Super El Niño is ‘underway’, NASA has confirmed, following satellite observations of sea surface height across the Pacific.
Measurements taken by the Sentinel–6 Michael Freilich satellite show that sea levels across parts of the equatorial Pacific are elevated.
‘When ocean water warms, it expands in volume and causes the sea surface to rise—making the water’s height a reliable indicator of ocean temperatures,’ NASA explained.
‘Warmer–than–normal temperatures, hence higher sea surface heights, in parts of the equatorial Pacific Ocean are associated with El Niño.’
While the NOAA declared the El Niño on June 11, NASA says its latest observations are a ‘complementary sign’ of
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