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El Niño is here, so what does it mean?

El Niño is here, so what does it mean?
NPR News Wednesday 17 June 2026, 09:00 UTC By Bill Chappell 1 min read
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reservoir feeding the Guavio Hydroelectric Power Plant in Gachalá, in Colombia's Guavio Province, during dry conditions linked to El Niño.'/>An El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense the phenomenon will be, and where effects like heat and drought will strike.(Image credit: Jhojan Hilarion)

reservoir feeding the Guavio Hydroelectric Power Plant in Gachalá, in Colombia's Guavio Province, during dry conditions linked to El Niño.'/>

An El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense the phenomenon will be, and where effects like heat and drought will strike.

(Image credit: Jhojan Hilarion)

El Niño (PERSON) the Guavio Hydroelectric Power Plant (ORG) Gachalá (LOCATION) Colombia (LOCATION) Guavio Province (LOCATION) Pacific (LOCATION) Jhojan Hilarion (PERSON)
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