The climate phenomenon fed atmospheric rivers drenching the West Coast and contributed to summer's extreme heat in the South and Midwest and fall's wet storms across the East.
El Nino starts as warm water builds up along the equator in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, off South America. Typically, tropical Pacific winds blow from the east, exposing cold water along the equator and building up warm water in the western Pacific.
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