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The Last Word with Matt Cooper
A Quarter Of World Cup Matches To Be Played In Temperatures Above 26 Degrees

Part of this is due to a natural phenomenon that you and I discussed here quite recently called the El Nino phenomenon.

Science Friday
How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

And that can affect the way that weather is felt in your day-to-day life.

Science Friday
How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

I always go back to thinking about that Chris Farley skit from Saturday Night Live in the late 90s, where he refers to El Nino as this big tropical storm.

Science Friday
How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

No, definitely not.

Science Friday
How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

But as climate continues to change, you know, a really big signal, a really big shock to the system, like a future strong El Nino event, you know, potentially could be the thing that pushes that ball over the hump.

Science Friday
How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

I would say that right now, this El Nino is probably not going to be the primary driver that gets us over the edge on some of these tipping points.

Science Friday
How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

Is there a chance that a very strong El Nino could push some system over the edge, something there's no coming back from?