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How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another?

How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another?

The climate science behind 2026’s super El Niño.

tuesday 10

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Ligin Joseph

A ‘super El Niño’ could make India’s monsoon drier yet more dangerous

El Niño summers can mean less rain overall, but more extreme daily rainfall.

25.08.2026 30

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Even ‘weak’ cyclones are being turned into deadly rainmakers by fast-warming  oceans

Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar show we must prepare for storms that are weak in wind but extreme in rain.

09.12.2025 20

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Ligin Joseph

Warm oceans seem to be turning even ‘weak’ cyclones into deadly rainmakers

Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar show we must prepare for storms that are weak in wind but extreme in rain.

08.12.2025 20

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India’s monsoon is becoming more extreme – even though overall rainfall has hardly increased

Wilder, not wetter: climate change means extreme downpours are becoming far more common.

16.10.2025 20

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Ligin Joseph

Why India’s monsoon is becoming more extreme – even though overall rainfall has hardly increased

Wilder, not wetter: climate change means extreme downpours are becoming far more common.

15.10.2025 20

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Ligin Joseph