El Niño arrives and could rank among strongest events since 1950
The El Niño phenomenon has arrived and is expected to intensify through the end of the year, potentially reaching historic strength. This natural climate occurrence warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds and rainfall patterns. Scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from burning fossil fuels while amplifying weather extremes.
- ▪El Niño is a natural climate occurrence that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds and rainfall patterns and erratic weather.
- ▪There is a 63% chance of a very strong El Niño during November-January that would rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950.
- ▪The combination of fossil fuel-caused climate change and a potential super El Niño event makes a terrible team, which could easily push global temperatures to record levels.
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June 13, 2026 El Niño arrives and could rank among strongest events since 1950 by Charlotte Causit, with Maggy Donaldson in New York edited by Andrew Zinin Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Editors' notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked reputable news agency proofread The GIST Add as preferred source Every El Nino is different, but major events often follow familiar patterns, including drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India, and shifting rainfall throughout the tropics. The phenomenon El Niño has arrived, the U.S.
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