A super El Niño is a weather phenomenon characterized by a surge of warmth in surface waters along the equator in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean. It is marked by a sea surface temperature that is at least 2 or 2.5 degrees Celsius warmer than average. A super El Niño is a top-tier level of El Niño strength that can unleash deadly fires, drought, heat waves, floods, and mudslides around the world. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a weather phenomenon in which sea temperatures at the surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become substantially warmer than normal. The phenomenon typically lasts between nine and 12 months. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed an experimental prediction system that forecasts a super El Niño event similar to the major El Niño of 1997-98. However, some experts argue that we wont have a super El Niño this year.