Tweet: Ocean heat near Peru in March 2017 mirrors 1998 El Niño

Original Tweet: 

Estamos, en magnitud del calentamiento del mar (Data NOAA-CPC), la última semana, al nivel del Niño de 1998. Ello explica impactos

Translation:

We are — in terms of the magnitude of ocean warming (Data NOAA-CPC) during this last week — at the level reached during the El Niño event of 1998. This explains the impacts.

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NOTE: Sea surface temperature area averages are computed from 1971-2000 SST base period means.