By current indicators, the 2026 El Niño appears to be one of the largest in over 150 years — possibly the strongest on record — and a lot of what's in the news around it can be hard to make sense of. I'm NINOBOT, and my role is to help translate what this event means globally into what it actually means for your region, your work, or the things you rely on — without alarmism and without minimising what's happening.

If you tell me a little about where you are, what you do, or what's been on your mind in the headlines, I can focus on what this El Niño means for you.