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El Niño declared: scientific vigilance enters new phase
El UniversoLO·about 13 hours ago
Peru's meteorological agency projects an extraordinary El Niño event along its northern coast from September to January, with strong-to-extraordinary magnitude persisting into February–March before gradually easing to neutral. The forecast signals elevated risk of heavy rainfall, flooding, and coastal disruption in a region already vulnerable to such events. Uncertainty remains over the event's exact intensity and downstream impacts on fisheries and infrastructure.