Is it hot enough for you yet? 2015 has almost certainly been the hottest year on record. And don't stash the fans away, as there's a good chance 2016 will be even hotter, making it three record-breaking years in a row and spelling disaster for corals. Whats the recipe for the triple whammy? Take a generous lashing of global warming, add a half-baked El Nino one year, a whopper of an El Nino the next, and then let it stew for a few months. If s an updated version of what we had when the biggest El Nino then recorded hit in 1997, causing extreme weather events across the globe and making 1998 the hottest year.
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