This El Niño Is on Track to Become the Strongest on Record by a ‘Mind-Blowing Margin’

Scientists are forecasting an exceptionally strong El Niño — the periodic Pacific Ocean warming that influences global weather patterns — that's on track to become the strongest on record. io9 reports the phenomenon could carry an economic impact as high as ten trillion dollars.

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