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What is El Niño and can we reduce its risks?
Original: What is El Niño, what causes it and can we reduce the risks?
The Guardian has published an explainer on El Niño, the periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific that can drive droughts, floods and heatwaves across the globe. The piece outlines what causes the phenomenon, how it disrupts weather patterns, and what steps communities and governments can take to reduce the risks it poses.
Why now: El Niño is in the news because a new or developing El Niño event is affecting global weather and raising climate concerns.
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- What is El Niño, what causes it and can we reduce the risks? · The Guardian
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