The super El Niño is more than a climate shock – it’s a health one, too Food shortages and disease outbreaks are to be expected and need to be addressed together. By Eoin McLaughlin & Matthias Beck

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03628-5 The 2026–27 El Niño climate cycle is shaping up to be one of the strongest in more than a century. But the threat stretches beyond the immediate impacts of bad weather.