In a strong El Niño winter, normally dry regions can suddenly drown in rain. NASA notes that "typically dry regions can experience nearly two times as much rain during a strong El Niño. " Indeed, the blockbuster El Niños of 1982–83 and 1997–98 unleashed record-breaking California storms and unus...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-super-el-nios-world.html)