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One quick question: What is a ‘Super El Niño’ and what does it mean for the Pacific Northwest?
You might recall that El Niño is the name of an extreme weather pattern, but what exactly does it mean? What’s the difference between El Niño, La Niña, and what experts are calling this year — “Super El Niño”?
Western Washington University published this notice on 2026-11-09. The following highlights are selected excerpts from the full source.
You might recall that El Niño is the name of an extreme weather pattern, but what exactly does it mean? What’s the difference between El Niño, La Niña, and what experts are calling this year — “Super El Niño”?
We reached out to Aquila Flower, professor of Environmental Studies and director of Western Washington University’s Spatial Institute, to sort out the science.
WWU News: What is a “Super El Niño” and what does it mean for the upcoming months?
Aquila Flower: El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle.
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