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A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests

The prediction that this season's El Niño phenomenon will be stronger than normal has alarmed the Ecuadorian scientific community, which has warned of its impact on the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands, home to the highest concentration of species not found elsewhere on Earth.

A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests
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The prediction that this season's El Niño phenomenon will be stronger than normal has alarmed the Ecuadorian scientific community, which has warned of its impact on the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands, home to the highest concentration of species not found elsewhere on Earth.

Originally published at Phys.org

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