Steven Paton | The Conversation
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El Niño is here, and forecasters warn that it’s likely to be bigger and stronger in 2026-27 than any El Niño event recorded in at least 150 years. I am a biologist who has been monitoring the weather in Panama and surrounding regions for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute for almost 40 years, and what I am seeing in 2026 in terms of heat and drought has already begun to exceed anything that we have measured here in over a century.
