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A Super (Probably ‘Duper’) El Niño Is Coming. Watch Out! [1]

The news has been full of warnings about a larger-than-normal El Niño, the periodic weather pattern that portends drastic fluctuations in everything from temperatures and precipitation to ocean currents and hurricanes. The latest Issue Backgrounder takes a step back to help explain exactly how this phenomenon works and what its impacts may be, while offering a parting thought on smart coverage.

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Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Food [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Science [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Visibility: 
Public [13]
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"Another Industry-Led Campaign Targets California’s Animal Welfare Law" [14]

"Several newspapers across farming states have run strikingly similar opinion columns over the past month that take issue with a California law requiring farmers to provide hogs, calves and chickens with enough room to turn around, lie down and stretch."

Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Food [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
California [19]
Source: The New Lede [20], 06/15/2026
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Consumer Report Finds “Concerning Levels Of Additives” In Popular Snacks [21]

"Some of the snacks finding their way into American pantries contain “concerning levels of additives,” according to new findings by Consumer Reports and the food-scanning app Yuka."

Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [22]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [16]
Food [7]
People & Population [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The New Lede [25], 06/12/2026
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El Niño Is Here, And It’s Developing Earlier And Faster Than Many Do [26]

"El Niño has developed in the Pacific Ocean, a climate pattern that can reshape weather around the globe into 2027. The last El Niño was in 2023-24, and forecasters say this one is developing earlier than many typically do."

Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Food [7]
People & Population [24]
Science [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Source: AccuWeather [29], 06/12/2026
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Screwworm Detections In Texas Grow As Response Expands [30]

“A new case of New World Screwworm was confirmed on Tuesday in a calf in La Salle County, Texas, bringing the total cases of NWS in the United States to six."

Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [15]
Consumer [23]
Economy & Business [28]
Food [7]
Government [31]
People & Population [24]
Wildlife [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
Mexico [33]
Source: Texas Public Radio [34], 06/11/2026
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Arizona Lake Closes Indefinitely to Visitors After All of Its Fish Die [35]

“Wildlife department says drought conditions and water released from dam led to ‘major fish kill’ at San Carlos Lake.”

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [27]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Food [7]
Infrastructure [36]
Natural Resources [37]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Source: The Guardian [40], 06/09/2026
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‘Severe’ Stress on Oceans as Rate of Sea Level Rise Doubles in 10 Years, UN Warns [41]

“Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says.”

Climate Change [4]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Food [7]
Natural Resources [37]
Policy [42]
Pollution [38]
Science [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Source: The Guardian [43], 06/09/2026
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Hot Weather Hurts Asian Crops as Powerful El Nino Takes Shape [44]

“Dry weather is disrupting crop planting across Asia, raising concerns about food supplies in the world's most populous region, and an expected severe El Nino weather pattern could inflict more damage.”

Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Food [7]
Health [45]
People & Population [24]
Public [13]
International [12]
Asia [46]
Source: Reuters [47], 06/09/2026
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MAHA’s CAFO Conundrum [48]

“While the movement has long railed against harmful pesticides — such as glyphosate and paraquat — that are sprayed on crops and linked to cancers and other health ills, there is mounting evidence that CAFOs, which generate massive amounts of manure, are linked to some of these same health problems, including increased cancer rates.”

Agriculture [3]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Food [7]
Government [31]
Health [45]
Policy [42]
Wildlife [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The New Lede [49], 06/09/2026
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Wild Rice Faces Numerous Threats — and Has Determined Protectors [50]

“Groups work to identify, save and reseed areas to help the culturally significant resource thrive as climate change portends more strains.”

Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Food [7]
Health [45]
Planning & Growth [51]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [52]
Source: Inside Climate News [53], 06/09/2026
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