# Daily Episode 220 - Updates on the "Unprecedented" El Niño Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764/daily-episode-220-updates-on-the-unprecedented-el-nin-o Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764/daily-episode-220-updates-on-the-unprecedented-el-nin-o.md Podcast: [Breaking Down: Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764) Published: 2026-08-17T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/breaking-down-collapse-2/episodes/daily-episode-220-updates-on-the-unprecedented-el-nino Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64e11b3fcc399200115010f0/e/6a7f7eb183128ee3d26b7e42/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-down-collapse-1364764/episodes/daily-episode-220-updates-on-the-unprecedented-el-nin-o Duration seconds: 1707 ## Resource The last El Niño update was back in May, and it's time to straighten out some of the science behind the phenomenon, which has continued to gain strength: The 2026 El Niño Is A 1-in-12.5 Million Event : r/collapse World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists | Extreme heat | The Guardian El Niño 2026: How Strong, and the La Niña That Follows | 4 Billion Years On Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead of Winter » Severe Weather Europe Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-down-collapse-1364764/episodes/daily-episode-220-updates-on-the-unprecedented-el-nin-o/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764/daily-episode-220-updates-on-the-unprecedented-el-nin-o.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.