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Muhammad Azhar Ehsan
Coverage of Muhammad Azhar Ehsan in the Nexus archive.
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- Philadelphia had its 3rd-warmest spring on record. A hotter-than-normal summer could be coming
Philadelphia experienced its third-warmest spring on record with an average temperature of 57.8°F from March to May. Forecasters predict a hotter-than-normal summer due to a strong El Niño and long-term warming trends. Since 1970, Philadelphia's spring and summer temperatures have risen by approximately 3°F.
- El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
El Niño has formed in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to reach historic strength, potentially rivaling the 1997 event. Scientists warn it will intensify extreme weather globally, including heatwaves, floods, droughts, and wildfires, with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicting a 63% chance of an exceptionally intense event this fall/winter.