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Angela Symons

El Niño tracker: How the weather phenomenon is wreaking havoc around the world this week

From starving cattle in parched El Salvador to a "terrifying" threat to the world's coral reefs, this year's exceptionally strong El Niño is being felt across the globe.

The natural weather phenomenon occurs when sea temperatures in the Eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm, which happens roughly every two to seven years.

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