El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say

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El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists sayShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMatt McGrath,Environment correspondent,Simon King,Lead Weather PresenterandMark Poynting,Climate reporter

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Line graph showing monthly global temperatures since 1975 compared with pre-industrial levels of the late 19th Century. Temperatures show a long-term rising trend - the result of climate change. But temperatures tend to spike in El Niño periods, shown in red, and fall in La Niña periods, shown in blue.
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A farmer in Zambia shows a small ear of corn grown in a field impacted by drought during a previous El Niño event.

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