El Nino back

WASHINGTON—U.S. government scientists say El Nino, the periodic warming of water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can influence weather around the world, has returned.
The Pacific had been in what’s called a neutral state, but forecasters at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the sea surface temperature climbed to 1.8 degrees F (one degree C) along a narrow band in the eastern equatorial Pacific in June.

In addition, the administration’s Climate Prediction Center said temperatures in other tropical regions also are above normal, including readings as much as 975 feet (300 metres) below the surface of the ocean.
In general, El Nino conditions are associated with increased rainfall across the east-central and eastern Pacific, with drier-than-normal conditions over northern Australia, Indonesia, and
the Philippines.