Floods on the West Coast, a listless hurricane season on the East Coast, severe rain in South America. What's to blame? El Niño, of course. The Pacific phenomenon, consisting of a giant upwelling of warm water, has changed the weather worldwide.
Early this fall, Dan Rather began a special El Niño watch; in this continuing and timely series, each Friday a CBS correspondent focuses on a different part of the story. While the impact on America - especially the West Coast - has been huge, its effect has been global.
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Teetering On The BrinkCan't Blame It All On El Nino Big Sur Isolated No More El Nino's Fury Lingers Hurricanes Will Be Back What Is El Niño? | |
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| | Big Sur's Splendid Isolation | | | Moodslide, floods, and collapsed roads have left this coastal California community in a world of its own |
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| Death Valley's Glorious Bloom | | | At the harshest of deserts, El Nino's effect has been more magical than menacing. |
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| | Broken In Peru | | | The trains don't run. Roads lead to nowhere. A CBS News team finds a country wrecked by El Niño's wrath. |
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| | The Global Reach Of El Niño | | | El Niño is turning the world's climates upside down. For unprepared countries, that's meant disease, homelessness, and death. |
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