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A powerful El Niño is expected to peak in the coming months

The strongest El Niño on record is expected to peak in a few months. The climate pattern, which typically occurs every three to five years and raises ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific, could lead to devastating weather across the country.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Celeste Guajardo, a reporter for Grist and KERA, about what to expect.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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