I was there when it happened in 1998. I was living in Ecuador at the time and I was witness to a significant flood that was directly influenced by this weather event called "El Niño". Much of Ecuador's coastal areas and its port city of Guayaquil will be affected again.
Here is a new video from NASA with their explanation of the potential impact this will have this year.
video by Science at NASA http://science.nasa.gov/
