About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of a strong El Niño and its interaction with climate change, featuring insights from a climate professor.

The great famine of the 1870s killed 50 million people – and El Niño was a key driver. Another El Niño phase has just begun and it’s expected to be among the strongest. There are five times as many people in 2026 as there were in the 1870s and the planet is 1.4C hotter. So are we better prepared? In this weekend's listen, Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi speaks with Mingfang Ting, professor of climate at Columbia University, about the natural phenomenon and its interaction with human-caused climate change. Read more: Bloomberg Green's deep dive on  extreme heat Thoughts or suggestions? Email zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Akshat Rathi

Guest: Mingfang Ting

Topics covered

• El Niño
• climate change
• natural phenomena
• human impact
• preparedness
• famine

Keywords

• El Niño
• climate change
• famine
• preparedness
• extreme heat
• natural phenomenon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University, Bloomberg Green

Places: 1870s

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