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17 August 2026

The Pacific is moving a 650-foot-deep wall of heat across the ocean

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The Pacific is moving a 650-foot-deep wall of heat across the ocean

A powerful El Niño can shift an enormous layer of warm Pacific water thousands of miles eastward, moving the engine of global weather with it. The effects can include drought and wildfire conditions ...

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