Hmm

... caused by El Niño-related heat waves.

El Niño can also affect public health through the spread of insect and waterborne diseases like cholera, dysentery, and malaria.

Uh, so mortality is, uh, a real issue with big El Niño events as well.

So, uh, there is cause for people to be concerned, but the good news about this is that we know it's coming.

It's here already.

It's very strong.

And what are the ways that someone should prepare? I mean, how should an individual prepare versus, like, a government or a city?

Hmm

... caused by El Niño-related heat waves.

El Niño can also affect public health through the spread of insect and waterborne diseases like cholera, dysentery, and malaria.

Uh, so mortality is, uh, a real issue with big El Niño events as well.

So, uh, there is cause for people to be concerned, but the good news about this is that we know it's coming.

It's here already.

It's very strong.

And what are the ways that someone should prepare? I mean, how should an individual prepare versus, like, a government or a city?

Do you see this ocean-to-ocean change as definitely part of El Niño?

Yes, I do.

And let me just preface by saying, uh, we are already seeing the impacts of El Niño in many parts of the world.

In, um, Indonesia, a severe drought has, um, has led to, uh, extreme wildfires that are creating a toxic haze that are affecting millions of people in the region.

Uh, the Indian monsoon, the summer monsoon, has been deficient.

Fifteen percent less rainfall, which is affecting their ability to generate hydropower and their agricultural production.

Uh, there's been a, a major heatwave in Peru because of the El Niño.

Are there any revelations that strike you about El Niño and warming in more recent science since twenty-twenty?