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Federal climate scientists say a strengthening El Niño in the Pacific Ocean is expected to bring a warmer, wetter winter to North Carolina.

Federal forecasters say U.S. coastlines could see an increase in high-tide flooding over the next year thanks to climate change and a stronger El Niño. That includes many parts of the Carolinas coast and Pamlico Sound.

Federal climate scientists say the global average temperature last year was the sixth highest on record. The past nine years have been the warmest since 1880 and the long-term trend tells the same story.

Billion-dollar disasters caused by extreme weather and climate change rose across the U.S. in 2022, making it the third-worst year on record, according to a federal report out Tuesday. The biggest was Hurricane Ian, which devastated Florida and eroded beaches in the Carolinas in September.

Federal scientists say high-tide flooding is becoming more common on the East and Gulf coasts and the risk is accelerating as the ocean rises due to climate change.

Federal forecasters are predicting the seventh straight above-normal Atlantic hurricane season and urging preparedness to avoid a repeat of disasters like Hurricane Ida, which lashed Louisiana and produced tornadoes and floods in the northeast last year.

A new report by federal climate scientists says sea level rise is accelerating, posing a more immediate threat to coastal areas of the Carolinas and nationwide than previously thought.

Federal climate scientists say the global average temperature continued an upward trend in 2021, adding fresh data for arguments that humans need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. WFAE's climate reporter David Boraks talked with North Carolina and national experts.