The Godzilla El Niño
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The Godzilla El Niño

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 29, 202644 min
  • Interview
  • Science

This global weather phenomenon could help make 2027 the hottest year on record. Our friends at The Gray Area explore what the upcoming El Niño season could reveal about the future of our climate. Guests: Sean Illing, host of The Gray Area; David Wallace-Wells, New York Times climate writer For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to WeatherScope. The biggest news this season, undoubtedly, the huge mass of warm Pacific water known as El Nino. You might have heard, but El Nino is back.

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I am El Nino. When I hear the words El Nino, my mind immediately goes to one very specific place. But those of you who don't habla Espanol,

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El Nino is Spanish for the Nino. Chris Farley, in one of my favorite old SNL sketches, playing the actual El Nino somehow, has this kind of crazy wrestling getup on

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