What year was El Niño the weakest?

El Niño – 26	La Niña – 24
Weak – 11	Weak – 11
2006-07	2008-09
2014-15	2016-17
2018-19	2017-18

What is a weak El Niño?

By definition, a weak El Niño is when sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific only rise slightly higher than normal. During a ‘strong’ El Niño winter, those same temps rise significantly above the norm.

Is El Niño getting worse?

Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme El Niño events, leading to intensifying droughts, worsening floods, and shifting hurricane patterns, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

What happened to the El Niño of 2015-16?

In 2014-2015 there was a weak, central Pacific El Niño, so the El Niño of 2015-16 had a jump start. The 1997-98 El Niño was followed by a strong La Niña event, while a mild La Niña followed the 2015-16 El Niño – reminding us yet again, that each El Niño event is different.

What is the strongest El Niño event in history?

The 1997–1998 El Niño event was regarded as one of the strongest El Niño events in recorded history, which resulted in widespread drought, flooding and other natural disasters occurring across the globe.

What is the difference between the 1997-98 and 2016-17 El Niño?

Although there are similarities between El Niño events, each one has a unique timing and variations in impacts. The 1997-98 El Niño peaked in November 1997. The 2015-16 El Niño, which peaked in January 2016, was longer lasting and was larger in area than the 1997-1998 episode.

What are the effects of El Nino?

The El Niño event affected millions of people around the world, including in Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. These effects included below or above-average rainfall, flooding, increased food insecurity, higher malnutrition rates and devastated livelihoods.