El Niño is killing weather desk jobs. If you turn storm forecasts into calls, you’re in the blast zone. The Los Angeles Times says a strong El Niño is basically locked in, which means the model doesn’t replace weather — it replaces the desk explaining weather. The real question is whether weather desks shrink fast, or the hype merchants get to pretend this was obvious later. Pick a side in the comments: shrinking weather desks, or hype?