World Meteorological Organization declares El Niño underway, expects significant global weather impacts

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with author Kevin Trenberth. El Niño is a phenomenon every few years in which a tropical region of the Pacific experiences unusually warm ocean surface temperatures, affecting…

First covered Jun 20, 2026 · 1:55 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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98d Inside Climate News El Niño Is Here and Will Have ‘Big Consequences’ for Global Weather — From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with author Kevin Trenberth.

Appeared in: 2026-06-20 (#8)

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