https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/tags/el-nino El Niño en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:45:00 GMT https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2026-09-18/why-west-saw-record-breaking-heat-summer Much of the West sweltered through record-breaking heat this summer, as a strengthening El Niño, unusually warm oceans and ongoing human-caused climate change combined to push temperatures to historic levels. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:45:00 GMT https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2026-09-18/why-west-saw-record-breaking-heat-summer Kaleb Roedel