How El Nino Works

In this episode, Josh and Chuck dive deep into El Niño, the weather phenomenon that gets blamed for everything from California droughts to Indonesian forest fires. They explain how this warm ocean current in the Pacific disrupts global weather patterns every two to seven years, affecting rainfall, hurricanes, fisheries, and disease spread across the planet. The episode breaks down the surprisingly complex science behind why warmer ocean temperatures can trigger completely unpredictable weather consequences worldwide, and touches on how climate change is now making El Niño even harder to forecast and prepare for.