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Latin America vs. El Niño

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Natalia Jaua The cyclical warming of Pacific Ocean waters has once again placed Latin America before a familiar yet never identical challenge. Sea temperatures off the coasts of Ecuador and Peru remain above normal, with a mass of warm water advancing toward the central Pacific and anomalies of up to 3°C. For Venezuela, forecasts indicate […]

El Niño wants to “play hard,” and Venezuela must prepare

August 17, 2026August 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Food production, power generation, and access to water could suffer if this phenomenon becomes extreme. Models indicate that it will. Vanessa Davies El Niño is no game. It never is under normal conditions, and much less so during this period, which promises to be fiercer than usual. Colloquially dubbed a Super El Niño, but defined […]