Breaking Down: Collapse

Daily Episode 248 - Record Moisture, Record Heat. El Nino is starting to show it's ugly head

September 24, 2026·24 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

As El Nino starts to ramp up, we're seeing record breaking indicators of a rough next 12 months:‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak | El Niño southern oscillation | The GuardianHuge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February | El Niño southern oscillation | The Guardiannews.mongabay.com/2026/09/global-ocean-breaks-records-with-100-days-of-heat-as-el-nino-adds-new-threat/amp/Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom | South Australian algal bloom | The GuardianWith millions of dead oysters and mounting debt, P.E.I. farmers fear they'll lose everything | CBC RadioHurricane Polo intensifies into Category 5 storm, fueling Southwest flood threat | Fox WeatherThe Atmosphere Just Set a Water Vapor RecordEl Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August | Environment | The GuardianPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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