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The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial

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The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial

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2026-09-24 · attributed to source

The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial

Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice Some warnings are so grave that it is almost impossible to fully comprehend them. The descriptions of a super-sized, “Godzilla-level” El Niño already heating our planet would sound hyperbolic were they not issuing from eminent scientists. They say that the weather pattern, which occurs roughly every two to seven years, may be the strongest in at least a millennium. With its peak yet to come, the temperature rise in the Pacific Ocean has already surpassed the previous high. The consequence will be huge amounts of heat in an atmosphere already experiencing frighteningly higher temperatures due to the human-caused climate crisis. Next year is almost certain to be the…

The Guardian

2026-09-24 · attributed to source

The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial

Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice Some warnings are so grave that it is almost impossible to fully comprehend them. The descriptions of a super-sized, “Godzilla-level” El Niño already hea

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  1. First on desk · 9/24/2026, 10:00:20 PM
    The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial
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    The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial
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The Guardian reports the following. EcoBriefing is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice Some warnings are so grave that it is almost impossible to fully comprehend them. The descriptions of a super-sized, “Godzilla-level” El Niño already heating our planet would sound hyperbolic were they not issuing from eminent scientists. They say that the weather pattern, which occurs roughly every two to seven years, may be the strongest in at least a millennium. With its peak yet to come, the temperature rise in the Pacific Ocean has already surpassed the previous high. The consequence will be huge amounts of heat in an atmosphere already experiencing frighteningly higher temperatures due to the human-caused climate crisis. Next year is almost certain to be the… Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/24/the-guardian-view-on-a-supersized-el-nino-a-natural-phenomenon-and-human-folly-are-a-lethal-combination

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