An 83 Percent Chance of the Strongest El Niño Since 1950

As of October, NOAA has said that there is an 83 percent chance that the strongest El Niño since 1950 is currently unfolding, according to NASA. The effects are already being felt unevenly. NASA notes that farmers, firefighters and coastal communities around the world are experiencing them in different ways — the people for whom a basin-wide probability turns into a season.