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A new study out of JPL concludes that the El Niño readings in the eastern Pacific have become more intense and moved westward — over time, not currently. Any change in El Niño can alter weather patterns over a huge area of the world, including Southern California, but whether it means more or less moisture for us they simply don't know yet.
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El Niño on the move, more intense
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