Introduction

El Nino, or to use its official name, the El Nino Southern Oscillation is back once again. Climate scientists are saying it started much earlier than usual and as a result it's going to make for a very long hot summer first in the Northern Hemisphere and then south of the equator. For those in the northeastern United States it looks more like Mars outside than the planet Earth. More than 6 million acres have already burned in what's shaping up to be Canada's worst fire season on record.