El Niño settles in: Why we may see more extreme temperatures

(The Hill) -- As El Niño conditions settle in — with a more than 90 percent chance of lasting through this winter and into next year — the globe may feel the heat.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center officially declared the arrival of El Niño, a climate phenomenon marked by warmer sea temperatures, in early June. El Niño increases the likelihood of record-breaking temperatures and tr