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How 'Super El Niño' helps bake the planet | DW News

This year's 'Super El Niño' conditions over the Pacific have stoked wildfires, storms and heat waves in Europe, North America and elsewhere. We talk to climate scientist Zack Labe of Climate Central to find out if the warmer ocean temperatures will make this the hottest year on record, or just another deadly notch in global warming's belt.

Chapter Breakdown 00:00 The 'Super El Niño' year 00:25 Zack Labe, climate scientist 00:55 Boosting extreme weather 01:50 Coastal heat stress 03:00 Turbocharged hurricanes 04:50 Moisture-absorbing atmosphere 06:20 El Niño may effect 2027 more 07:30 Sustainable solutions

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