VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-21
“It's not beyond the realm of possibility to say this might be the strongest El Niño event in 500 or even 1,000 years,”
Dr Zeke Hausfather · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hausfather speculated on how historically strong this El Niño event could be.
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