An intense global weather event this year could wreak havoc on the world’s oceans

El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs — that can spell disaster for fish and corals.

It’s coming. Winds are weakening along the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Heat is building beneath the ocean surface. By July, most forecast models agree that the climate system’s biggest player — El Niño — will return for the first time in nearly four years. READ MORE