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Super El Niño poised to intensify as it smashes 170-year record

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A meteorologist says El Niño has broken a 170-year sea-temperature record.

WFLA-TV chief meteorologist Jeff Berardelli cited Pacific sea-surface temperatures 3.05°C above average, exceeding the 2015 peak of 3.02°C. NOAA expects the event to strengthen through November and December and says U.S. effects are typically strongest from December to March.