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California Officials Say Not to Bank on a Drenching El Nino

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State officials are cautioning Californians that the massive El Nino weather pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean probably isn't enough to lift us out of drought. A state climatologist says three of the previous seven strong El Ninos left the state feeling a little dry. The warning follows yesterday's prediction by federal forecasters who say there's a 90% chance for a monster El Nino, the likes of which we've not seen in about 20 years.

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