El Niño is here, and that usually means more wacky weather

A dried up, dead cornfield A dried-up corn field on April 10th, 2016, in Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines. The heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon severely affected food and water supplies in many countries.  | Photo by Jes Aznar / Getty Images

The notorious climate pattern known as El Niño has arrived, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today. El Niño often triggers more extreme weather around the world, although we’ll have to wait and see how things shake out this year.

Heat is one of its trademarks. A warning from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in May said that this year’s El Niño, combined with climate change, might “ Read Entire Article

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