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SUMMER SCORCHER: Weather service sounds El Niño alarm for North-East, including Kruger Park

Ed Stoddard · Daily Maverick

Published 24 Oct 2026, 3:40 am·just now·1 min read

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While still a subject of intense debate among scientists, the strength of El Niño phases has been intensifying alarmingly in recent decades, pointing to the unnatural role of human-stoked climate change from the burning of fossil fuels – and this one is off the charts.

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