The Risks of El Nino and Climate Change

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I think it's going to be really hot. El Nino is just a change in weather patterns that happens every seven or eight years. I mean, these extreme heat waves, they're like lightning bolts. And it's really scary, especially for people who are the most vulnerable in our society.

For the second time this month, huge sections of the US are blanketed by wildfire smoke. Vox’s Rebecca Leber and climate journalist Jeff Goodell say we’re gonna have to get used to it.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Miles Bryan, Hady Mawajdeh, and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

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