This week's science news was packed with stories that highlighted humanity's complex, often-fraught relationship with nature, with forecasters predicting the possible onset of a "super El Niño" this summer.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center announced that there's currently a 62% chance that El Niño will emerge between June and August, with a 1-in-3 likelihood it will be especially strong. If that happens, the climate pattern could easily boost already-warming ocean temperatures to make 2027 the hottest year on record.
