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Massive El Nino likely means mild Sask. winter

Aug 18, 2015 | 4:44 PM

This year’s El Nino weather system near the equator is so big that experts have taken to giving it nicknames.

Some have called it Godzilla, others have referred to it as Bruce Lee.

While he doesn’t have a hyperbolic nickname of his own to bestow on the system, Environment Canada chief meteorologist David Phillips agreed that it’s one of the largest ever seen.

“We’ve had, in 65 years, maybe six super El Nino’s, big ones. This one, as we stand right now is probably the biggest,” he said.