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A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.
21 May 2026 at 13:19

A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

21 May 2026 at 13:19

By: Chico Harlan

The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.