El Niño
Photo by Chaz McGregor on Unsplash
Now that his sister La Niña is gone, it’s his turn to play. He just arrived, excited, several weeks ahead of schedule, making his presence known by warming the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean. Mischievous, he promises to wreak havoc with the weather, juggling droughts, floods, and wildfires like so many color balls, upsetting our carefully built order. His raw energy is enough to make global temperatures spike! But don’t be mistaken: he’s not mean or uncaring. He simply lives his happy El Niño life the way he always has. It’s us who have changed the game.