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The El Niño update we’ve all been dreadi...

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On today’s episode, we’re talking about the biggest El Niño season in 1000 years! We get into the impacts that are predicted to happen globally and what has happened in the past. We discuss if the predictions are still as bleak as they were, what new predictions are coming out now and how concerned you should be.


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