El Niño linked to extreme weather across globe, climate writers to discuss

A strong El Niño is driving record temperatures and flooding worldwide, with projections of hundreds of thousands of additional deaths by February, prompting climate experts to answer reader questions about the phenomenon.

First covered Oct 7, 2026 · 1:40 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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35d Guardian Environment A ‘Godzilla-level’ El Niño is causing extreme weather conditions around the world – put your questions to our environment writers — Climate writers Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4pm BST (11am EDT) on Wednesday to answer your El Niño questions Sign in or sign up to…

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Appeared in: 2026-10-08 (#15)

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