Peru says El Niño threat over, waters cooling and fish returning

LIMA (Reuters) – The worst of the potentially disastrous weather pattern El Nino is now behind Peru and cooling sea temperatures are luring back schools of anchovy, the key ingredient in fishmeal, authorities said on Friday.

Temperatures in Peru’s Pacific peaked in June, rising 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 Fahrenheit) above average levels, but have since retreated and will likely return to normal by August, the state committee that studies El Nino said.

“The possibility of us seeing an extraordinary Nino is ruled out,” said German Vasquez, the head of the committee.

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h/t to Dennis Wingo

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A look at SST for the region shows cooler to neutral water in the majority, and no sign of the typical strong El Niño pattern:

And another:

More at the WUWT ENSO Page

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