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Could Super El Niño hit your wallet?

October 22, 2026 · 30 min

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Has your morning coffee crept up in price again? Picture an ocean thousands of kilometers away, warming toward what may be the strongest El Niño on record. Are the two connected? Not yet, but that heat could reach the farms behind your coffee, your chocolate, even the rubber in your tires within months. The people working to soften that blow aren't only meteorologists. They're also negotiators and scientists turning distant forecasts into practical protection for the farmers who grow what we depend on. On the show: Fei Fei, Steve & Yushun

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