The severity of the rains brought by El Niño is related to climate change, and the rains themselves are the causal reason for the increase in black pod disease.

The severity of the rains brought by El Niño is related to climate change, and the rains themselves are the causal reason for the increase in black pod disease. We've had plenty of El Niño in the past, but no such extreme spikes. Once again, it seems that people who don't want to see climate change will not see it no matter how striking the evidence.