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A ‘Godzilla-level’ El Niño is causing extreme weather conditions around the world – put your questions to our environment writers

The Guardian UK Wednesday 07 October 2026, 08:27 UTC By Guardian moderators (now), Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon (later) 1 min read
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Climate writers writers Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4PM BST (11am EDT) on Wednesday to answer your El Niño questionsSign in or sign up to join the conversationThis year’s huge El Niño is causing climate chaos around the world. Temperate records have already been broken, with extreme heat reported from western Europe to California. Meanwhile, Bangkok is suffering massive flooding and the weather phenomenon is projected to cause a further 450,000 deaths globally by...

Climate writers writers Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4PM BST (11am EDT) on Wednesday to answer your El Niño questions

This year’s huge El Niño is causing climate chaos around the world. Temperate records have already been broken, with extreme heat reported from western Europe to California. Meanwhile, Bangkok is suffering massive flooding and the weather phenomenon is projected to cause a further 450,000 deaths globally by February.

Jonathan Watts, the Guardian’s global environment writer along with extreme weather reporter Gabrielle Canon will be online from 3PM on Wednesday to answer your questions on the unfolding crisis.

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