"Stick A Fork In It: Federal Meteorologists Say El Nino Is Done"

"This year's extra-large El Nino weather pattern is over, according to federal meteorologists.

'We're sticking a fork in this El Niño and calling it done,' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists wrote on a blog tracking the 15-month-long weather event.

'Over the past few months, the tropical Pacific has cooled off rapidly, and all these atmospheric indicators returned to average conditions during May,' the scientists said. 'The king is dead!'"

Merrit Kennedy reports for NPR June 9, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"Japan Weather Bureau Sees High Possibility Of La Nina" (Reuters)

"Earth's Super-Sized El Nino Is Over; Coming Up, La Nina" (AP)