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    U.S. Impact
       Most of the damage and casualties from El Niño are a result of heavy rain and flooding. Dozens of counties have been declared federal disaster areas. El Niño may be waning, but its impact could be felt into the fall of 1998.

    Click on the map's text to read specifics
    about damage and casualties.

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    Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune

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