A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests

FILE - Saltwater succulents grow by the water on Bartolome Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski, File) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The prediction that this season's El Nino phenomenon will be stronger than normal has alarmed the Ecuadorian scientific community, which has warned of its impact on the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands, home to the highest concentration of species not found elsewhere on Earth. The archipelago of more than 230 islands — of whic…