Latin American economies could be affected by the climatic phenomenon from September, although floods would help regions that have been hit by drought. How are the region’s governments preparing?
Buoys off southern Florida have registered water temperatures of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, turning the ocean into a hot tub and threatening to cause environmental and economic damage
Investors aren’t yet discussing El Niño’s effects in depth, “which makes me nervous that we may be complacent to this risk,” said Eimear Daly, an emerging-market strategist at NatWest in London
Near record heat will spread from the US Southwest across Texas and the Great Plains this week, with temperatures of 100F (38C) or more straining electricity networks