Scientists Put 80% Odds on Super El Nino Arriving This Summer

—Climate scientists have issued a warning that there is now an 80 percent probability of a super El Nino weather pattern developing this summer, which would bring extreme weather impacts to large portions of the globe. A super El Nino causes droughts in parts of Asia and Australia, devastating floods in South America, and amplified hurricane seasons in the Atlantic. The last major El Nino event in 2015-2016 caused billions of dollars in damage globally and contributed to a brief surge in average global temperatures. Governments in vulnerable regions are being urged to prepare emergency response plans.