Just before the end of the year, Oxfam put out a press release about the impacts of El Niño on developing countries, which they said is happening at a time when the humanitarian system is under unprecedented strain.
The press release went on to note that niños are not climate phenomena:
Although El Niño is not directly caused by climate change, global warming makes it more likely that strong El Niños will develop.
The press release was picked up by Ed King of Climate Home who headlined his article as follows:
Oxfam: ‘Unprecedented’ humanitarian crisis unfolding in Africa
Aid agency says increased funding essential to provide drought victims with food, water as impacts linked to El Nino and climate change start to bite
So the aid system under unprecedented strain is neatly transformed into an unprecedented crisis and climate change is put centre stage. It's the UK floods all over again, isn't it? An impact that is hypothetical and even if true is only marginal, is put centre stage to promote a political agenda.
Expect to hear El Nino conflated with climate change much more often as the effects are felt in coming months.