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Why a growing mass of warm water in the Pacific could be trouble for future weather

A massive heat wave in the Pacific Ocean, coupled with a strong El Niño, could spell trouble for extreme weather in the U.S. and also accelerate sea level rise.

KQED’s Ezra David Romero reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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