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How El Niño is supercharging Pacific storms

While El Niño is a natural shift in the climate system, scientists say the weather pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean could be one of the strongest on record. Human-caused climate change is super-charging its strength, making weather extremes worse.

How El Niño is supercharging Pacific storms

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While El Niño is a natural shift in the climate system, scientists say the weather pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean could be one of the strongest on record.

Human-caused climate change is super-charging its strength, making weather extremes worse.

Tracy Wholf, founder of WereWHOLF Media, joins CBS News to discuss.

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While El Niño is a natural shift in the climate system, scientists say the weather pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean could be one of the strongest on record. Human-caused climate change is super-charging its strength, making weather extremes worse. Tracy Wholf, founder of WereWHOLF Media, joins CBS News to discuss.

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Tracy Wholf, founder of WereWHOLF Media, joins CBS News to discuss.

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