The Looming El Niño Could Cost the World Trillions of Dollars

While the effects of El Niño are more concentrated in the tropics, other regions will feel the heat as well. The southwestern United States tends to get more rain, while the northern parts of the country warm up. One upside: El Niño typically reduces hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean.  Courtesy of Christopher Callahan Tropical countries […]

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A Looming El Niño Could Dry the Amazon

On paper, the Amazon rainforest is a static expanse: perpetually wet, impenetrable, consistently humming with biology. But in reality, the region endures periodic droughts when the rains dwindle, trees stress out, and wetlands parch. Boom and bust. As with forests around the world, that’s part of the natural order. One of the drivers of Amazonian […]

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