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- Blue-footed boobies numbering 60-400 have gathered near Panama City as a strong El Niño warms the Pacific.
- Steven Paton of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute reports every month since May has been the hottest or second hottest on record in Panama.
- Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, said the El Niño has cut India’s expected monsoon rainfall by 20% and threatens crops in Brazil, Vietnam and Thailand.
