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Figure 1. Early-August status of the 1997 and 2015 El Niño events in terms of satellite-derived data showing departure from average sea-surface height for a given time of year, which is correlated with warmth in the upper ocean. This animation shows the side-by-side evolution of both events. Image credit: NASA/JPL.