South America

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During El Nino, trade winds weaken and atmospheric patterns shift across the tropical Pacific, allowing warm waters around Indonesia to spread eastward toward South America.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

No national team from outside Europe or South America has ever hoisted the World Cup, and while that will certainly change someday, it won’t be this year.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The Department of Agriculture increased its projections for corn and soybeans from South America this year, citing favorable harvesting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

La Niña typically brings wetter conditions to parts of Australia, Indonesia and equatorial South America, and drier conditions to the southern US.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I also loved stories of wolves, bears, and wolverines in North America and Canada, jaguars anacondas and sloths in South America, orangutans, Indian elephants, and tapirs in Asia, and so on.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall