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  "path": "/news/12052026/el-nino-climate-extremes-heatwaves-wildfires-floods/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T19:40:53.000Z",
  "site": "https://insideclimatenews.org",
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    "Climate Change",
    "el nino",
    "flooding",
    "floods",
    "global warming",
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  "textContent": "Scientists said this week that a developing El Niño is likely to amplify heatwaves, droughts and floods this year, but warned that the long-term warming caused by burning fossil fuels remains the main driver of climate extremes. El Niño is the warm phase of a semi-regular temperature oscillation in the tropical Pacific Ocean, during which […]",
  "title": "As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods"
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