The coming #ElNiño could be the strongest in over a century.

Warming water in part of the #PacificOcean is raising the odds for the biggest El Niño on record. The #weather pattern could fully form by July.

It could lead to record high global #temperatures & #food shortages, & shift patterns of #droughts, #floods, humidity & #SeaIce across the planet.

#ExtremeWeather #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
washingtonpost.com/weather/202…

The #GreatPacificGarbagePatch is a #plastic #trash nightmare. It is also part of a much bigger, problem.

Out in the #PacificOcean, between #Hawaii & #California, is the Great #Pacific #Garbage Patch, a swirl of #PlasticTrash >2X the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, they break down into particles tiny enough to be borne aloft on the wind [& inhaled].

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #microplastics #PublicHealth #health #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
cnn.com/2026/05/04/climate/mic…