As El Niño gathers strength across the Pacific and prepares to reshape rainfall and temperature patterns from the Caribbean to the Southern Cone, the phenomenon reveals an older, quieter crisis: 120 million people across Latin America live in homes that were never built to withstand what is coming. The storm, the drought, the flood—these are not equal-opportunity disasters; they fall hardest where walls are thinnest and drainage is absent. Meteorologists expect the event to reach very strong intensity by late 2026, but the deeper question it raises is not meteorological—it is about whether soc
Housing emerges as critical climate adaptation tool as strong El Niño threatens Latin America
120 million people in informal settlements across Latin America and the Caribbean face heightened exposure to climate hazards; Puerto Rico has already rationed water for over 180,000 people amid drought emergency.