The Pacific has shifted into a warming cycle. According to US scientists and BBC reporting, an El Niño event has officially begun, amplifying the risk of extreme weather and higher global temperatures in the months ahead. El Niño—a periodic warming of tropical ocean waters—tends to trigger droughts in some regions, heavy rains in others, and can disrupt agricultural yields and weather patterns worldwide. Scientists are preparing for intensified heat and weather volatility.

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