Demystifying This Historic El Niño & What It Means for Global Communities

This year’s El Niño is intensifying at breakneck speeds, and will likely become the strongest event in recorded history before November. Across every corner of the planet, communities are preparing for its growing impacts this winter — but what exactly is expected? And why is so much attention being given to its “super” status?

In this special conversation hosted by Covering Climate Now and Climate Central, meteorologists, reporters, and international experts discussed what science tells us about this historic event and how to frame its possible impacts without losing sight of the role climate change plays in influencing extreme weather and temperatures.

Panelists

• Dr. Alyssa Atwood; Associate Professor; Department of Earth, Ocean, & Atmospheric Science, Florida State University
• Henri-Count Evans, Lecturer, University of Eswatini
• Tom DiLiberto, Media Director, Climate Central
• Ellyn Lapointe, Science Journalist, Gizmodo
• Brien Mcelhatten, Climate Reporter, ABC 4 Utah

David Dickson of CCNow and Shel Winkley of Climate Central moderated.