Two La Niñas on record occurred two years after an El Niñ…

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Two La Niñas on record occurred two years after an El Niño, with a neutral year in between.

Notes on verification

Supported by Smithsonian/NOAA sources describing ENSO transition patterns and 'double-dip' La Niña events, but the exact statistic (14 La Niñas, two after a neutral gap year) could not be independently cross-verified against the original NOAA blog data.

Sources

Say Goodbye to a Historic El Niño and Hello to La Niña (smithsonianmag.com)
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/double-dipping-why-does-la-ni%C3%B1a-often-occur-consecutive-winters (climate.gov)
https://www.noaa.gov/news/double-dip-la-nina-emerges (noaa.gov)

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