Cat and Josiah discuss the El Niño costero of 2017.

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View of Evitamiento highway after a massive landslide and flood in Trujillo, from REUTERS, Douglas Juarez. Photo #6 of 40: https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/floods-landslides-spread-havoc-in-peru-idINRTX31FTN/

Photo of intersection in Huarmey, March 27, 2017. Photographer, Catherine Denial:

Photo of flooded classroom in Huarmey, March 27, 2017. Photographer, Catherine Denial:

Photo of heavy machinery full of mud in Huarmey, March 28, 2017. Photographer, Catherine Denial:

Photo of black mold on school ceiling, June 10, 2017. Photographer, Catherine Denial:

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