Super El Niño causes Iguazú waterfalls to flow at near-record rates : NPR
Key Points:
- Iguazú Falls, located on the Brazil-Argentina border, is a vast complex of cascades stretching over a mile across both countries.
- In October, heavy rains in Brazil have caused near-record water volumes to flow over the falls' cliffs.
- Scientists attribute the intense rainfall and extreme weather to the current Super El Niño phenomenon affecting the globe.