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El Niño influences weather worldwide. See the photos from past events

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A man carries a small chicken, perched on a shoe, from his flooded home in the village of Gomera, Escuintla, south of Guatemala's capital, on Sept. 30, 1997. Two rivers in the Escuintla area overflowed after heavy rain during El Niño, flooding over 800 homes. Another El Niño is strengthening in the Central and Eastern Pacific in June 2026, and likely to affect weather patterns around the globe in the months ahead. See impacts from previous events in the U.S. and worldwide in the following photos.
A man carries a small chicken, perched on a shoe, from his flooded home in the village of Gomera, Escuintla, south of Guatemala's capital, on Sept. 30, 1997. Two rivers in the Escuintla area overflowed after heavy rain during El Niño, flooding over 800 homes. Another El Niño is strengthening in the Central and Eastern Pacific in June 2026, and likely to affect weather patterns around the globe in the months ahead. See impacts from previous events in the U.S. and worldwide in the following photos.
Reuters
A Peruvian soldier evacuates a child victim of flooding in Piura, north of Lima, Peru, on Jan. 10, 1997, during flooding influenced by El Niño.
A Peruvian soldier evacuates a child victim of flooding in Piura, north of Lima, Peru, on Jan. 10, 1997, during flooding influenced by El Niño.
Silvia Izquierdo, Reuters
Lorenzo Macias and Darren Davis with the Stanislaus Hot Shots from California start a back fire along Clyde Morris Boulevard in Daytona Beach on July 1, 1998 to stop a large fire burning toward the city. Research later linked the 1998 firestorms in Florida to the exceptional El Niño that suddenly halted and transitioned to a La Niña.
Lorenzo Macias and Darren Davis with the Stanislaus Hot Shots from California start a back fire along Clyde Morris Boulevard in Daytona Beach on July 1, 1998 to stop a large fire burning toward the city. Research later linked the 1998 firestorms in Florida to the exceptional El Niño that suddenly halted and transitioned to a La Niña.
David Tucker, Daytona Beach News-Journal
A woman uses a cycle-cart to cross a rain-flooded street in the outskirts of Santiago, June 23, 1997. At least 18 people died and more than 50,000 people nationwide were left homeless after heavy rain, a side effect of El Nino.
A woman uses a cycle-cart to cross a rain-flooded street in the outskirts of Santiago, June 23, 1997. At least 18 people died and more than 50,000 people nationwide were left homeless after heavy rain, a side effect of El Nino.
Reuters
A cul-de-sac of homes is partially submerged in flood waters as Clear Lake continues to rise on February 24, 1998. El Niño influenced rains caused the lake to rise to its highest levels since 1914.
A cul-de-sac of homes is partially submerged in flood waters as Clear Lake continues to rise on February 24, 1998. El Niño influenced rains caused the lake to rise to its highest levels since 1914.
Sean Ramsey
Construction crews try to repair a road destroyed by flooding due to El Niño on May 5, 1998. Authorities reported the country had suffered $1.925 million in damage due to the storms.
Construction crews try to repair a road destroyed by flooding due to El Niño on May 5, 1998. Authorities reported the country had suffered $1.925 million in damage due to the storms.
Reuters
D.A. Lewis checks his rain gauge after irrigating his 40 acres of peanuts in Marion County, Florida on June 23, 1998. "Yup, no rain," Lewis said sarcastically. Lewis only planted half of what he normally plants because of the dry conditions. "I don't call this El Nino, I call it Hell Nino."
D.A. Lewis checks his rain gauge after irrigating his 40 acres of peanuts in Marion County, Florida on June 23, 1998. "Yup, no rain," Lewis said sarcastically. Lewis only planted half of what he normally plants because of the dry conditions. "I don't call this El Nino, I call it Hell Nino."
Doug Engle, Star-Banner
Firefighters direct a water cannon at the head of a wildfire trying to slow its approach toward the evacuated Cedar Highlands subdivision in Daytona Beach, Florida, on the morning of July 2, 1998.
Firefighters direct a water cannon at the head of a wildfire trying to slow its approach toward the evacuated Cedar Highlands subdivision in Daytona Beach, Florida, on the morning of July 2, 1998.
Sam Cranston, Daytona Beach News-Journal
The influence of El Niño was blamed for a drought in Indonesia's East Java province that left this boat stranded on a dry, cracked riverbed of the Dawuhan Dam during drought season in Madiun on Oct. 5, 2015.
The influence of El Niño was blamed for a drought in Indonesia's East Java province that left this boat stranded on a dry, cracked riverbed of the Dawuhan Dam during drought season in Madiun on Oct. 5, 2015.
Antara Foto, Reuters
Sea surface temperature departure is seen in an undated NOAA image released Oct. 9, 2015 as El Niño strengthens.
Sea surface temperature departure is seen in an undated NOAA image released Oct. 9, 2015 as El Niño strengthens.
Reuters / NOAA
Female students attend a mass prayer session to ask for rain, in Kudus, Indonesia's Central Java province on Oct. 17, 2015.
Female students attend a mass prayer session to ask for rain, in Kudus, Indonesia's Central Java province on Oct. 17, 2015.
Yusuf Nugroho, Antara Foto, Reuters
A driver climbs out of a window of his car after driving onto a flooded road in Van Nuys, California, Jan. 5, 2016. An El Nino-strengthened storm brought widespread rain to drought-stricken California, triggering flooding that clogged roadways, and authorities warned residents about possible mud slides.
A driver climbs out of a window of his car after driving onto a flooded road in Van Nuys, California, Jan. 5, 2016. An El Nino-strengthened storm brought widespread rain to drought-stricken California, triggering flooding that clogged roadways, and authorities warned residents about possible mud slides.
Gene Blevins, Reuters
A home with a fence destroyed by a mudslide is seen on Jan. 6, 2016, after an El Nino-strengthened storm brought rain to Pasadena, California.
A home with a fence destroyed by a mudslide is seen on Jan. 6, 2016, after an El Nino-strengthened storm brought rain to Pasadena, California.
Lucy Nicholson, Reuters
Fisherman Gabriel Barreto stands on the shore of the Magdalena river, the longest and most important river in Colombia, in the city of Honda, Jan. 14, 2016.
Fisherman Gabriel Barreto stands on the shore of the Magdalena river, the longest and most important river in Colombia, in the city of Honda, Jan. 14, 2016.
John Vizcaino, Reuters
Uninhabitable apartments, in danger of collapsing into the Pacific Ocean, line Esplanade Ave. in Pacifica, California on Jan. 26, 2016.
Uninhabitable apartments, in danger of collapsing into the Pacific Ocean, line Esplanade Ave. in Pacifica, California on Jan. 26, 2016.
Noah Berger, Reuters
Uninhabitable apartments, in danger of collapsing into the Pacific Ocean, line Esplanade Ave. in Pacifica, California on Jan. 26, 2016.
Uninhabitable apartments, in danger of collapsing into the Pacific Ocean, line Esplanade Ave. in Pacifica, California on Jan. 26, 2016.
Noah Berger, Reuters
A displaced woman and her children wait for assistance at Habaas town of Awdal region, Somaliland on April 9, 2016. Across the Horn of Africa, millions were hit by the severe El Nino-related drought.
A displaced woman and her children wait for assistance at Habaas town of Awdal region, Somaliland on April 9, 2016. Across the Horn of Africa, millions were hit by the severe El Nino-related drought.
Reuters / Feisal Omar
Water rushes through the Ortona Locks on the Caloosahatchee River on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, as the Army Corp of Engineers releases water from Florida's Lake Okeechobee during continued El Nino conditions.
Water rushes through the Ortona Locks on the Caloosahatchee River on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, as the Army Corp of Engineers releases water from Florida's Lake Okeechobee during continued El Nino conditions.
Andrew West/The News-Press, USA TODAY Network
A view of cracked ground at a dam in Mudzi, Zimbabwe on July 2, 2024, during an El Nino-influenced drought, resulting in malnutrition among children under the age of five, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescents.
A view of cracked ground at a dam in Mudzi, Zimbabwe on July 2, 2024, during an El Nino-influenced drought, resulting in malnutrition among children under the age of five, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescents.
Philimon Bulawayo, REUTERS
A woman fetches drinking water from an unprotected well on July 2, 2024 in Kotwa, in the Mudzi district of Zimbabwe during an El Nino-influenced drought.
A woman fetches drinking water from an unprotected well on July 2, 2024 in Kotwa, in the Mudzi district of Zimbabwe during an El Nino-influenced drought.
Philimon Bulawayo, REUTERS
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