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Super El Niño set to cause ‘terribly dangerous’ drought in the Amazon

Science | 2026-09-07 at 17:00 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
The El Niño phase now under way will be the most damaging on record for the Amazon, scientists warn, raising the risk of catastrophic wildfires 
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