Here comes El Niño

Warming Pacific Ocean waters periodically unleash extreme weather around the globe. Climate change may make it worse.

Storm moves in over coast.
(Image credit: by wildestanimal/Getty Images.)

Warming Pacific Ocean waters periodically unleash extreme weather around the globe, and climate change may make it worse. Here's everything you need to know:

What is El Niño?

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