# El Nino is here. What could it mean for China?

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Podcast: [Climate Watch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-watch-6571897)
Published: 2026-06-18T03:12:00+00:00
Episode link: 1_2720704
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Meteorologists have confirmed that an El Nino has formed in the tropical Pacific, and forecasts suggest it could intensify in the coming months. What is El Nino? Could a "super" El Nino be on the way? How might it shape global weather patterns, and what could it mean for China? Climate Watch host Zhao Ying speaks with Wang Chunzai, a researcher at South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography.

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