The Lasting Economic Effect of a ‘Super El Niño’

Estimated change in GDP per capita due to the 1997–98 El Niño, five years after the event

A choropleth world map depicts change in GDP per capita five years after the 1997-98 El Niño. Most nations experienced a decline in GDP.

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Note: Countries in gray had no significant change or had no data.

Source: Callahan et al., “Persistent effect of El Niño on global economic growth”, Science