The current El Niño is shaping up to be one of the strongest events on record, and its reach goes far beyond warmer Pacific waters.

Join Emily Becker, research associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and Kris Karnauskas, associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, for a conversation that connects the dots: what El Niño actually is (and the myths worth clearing up), how scientists track it months in advance, and how shifts in ocean temperature can shape hurricane seasons and disease outbreaks.

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Quick Pick

How does El Niño Impact Atlantic Hurricane Season

Big Bite

What are teleconnections? Connecting Earth’s climate patterns via global information superhighways
Impacts of El Niño and La Niña on the hurricane season

Deep Dive

How Well Do Seasonal Climate Anomalies Match Expected El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Impacts?
Diversity in the strength and timing of the dengue response to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation across the Indonesian Archipelago

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