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Satellite map showing sea surface height anomalies across the equatorial Pacific Ocean during an El Niño event.

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NASA Altimetry Data Compares Current El Niño to Historic Events

A 35-year satellite altimetry record allows researchers to hold ongoing El Niño conditions up against historical benchmarks like 1997 and 2015. Precision radar…

Oct 23, 20262 min readvia NASA Breaking News

Satellite imagery from NOAA-20 showing dense plumes of smoke rising from fires across southern New Guinea.

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Drought and Human-Set Fires Drive Record Smoke and Emissions Across New Guinea

Severe drought exacerbated by El Niño has triggered widespread fires across both Indonesian Papua and Papua New Guinea. Satellite monitoring reveals…

Oct 22, 20262 min readvia NASA Breaking News

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