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<El Niņo in the United States>

Across the United States, people have suffered tremendously from the impacts of El Niņo. Terrible storms complete with landslides, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes lead to hot

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summers of drought. The government is handing out cash to compensate, but there isn't enough to go around for everyone who was affected by El Niņo. And that's not all that's happened in the United States. Look closer to feel the effects people all over the United States have felt this year. To learn more about an area, click on the appropriate section on the map above, or click on an area or state at the left. To explore the common components of an El Niņo, and how they work, check out the Glossary.