Flooding in Peru, droughts in Africa, hurricanes in the U.S. Is El Niño to blame?

Flooding rains and warm weather in Peru wipe out the anchovy harvest. Torrential downpours and mud slides besiege southern California while the Northeast United States has fewer hurricanes and a mild winter. Droughts strike Indonesia, Africa, and Australia--all within the period of the same few months. Could all these events possibly be related?

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