Scientists see a slim chance of an El Niño occurrence in the next few months as temperatures in the Pacific Ocean have dropped in the past two weeks. In a seasonal climate outlook released yesterday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said most climate models indicate an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral warm condition would persist at least until next month. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) reported recently that most indicators have slipped away from El Niño threshold conditions.

Flores, H. (2015, January 23). Slim chance of El Niño occurrence in next few months seen. The Philippine Star, p. 15.