The 2026 El Niño Is Being ‘Supersized’ as Impacts Worsen
Scientists have been warning since the start of the year that a particularly strong El Niño was set to develop. The latest forecasts indicate it will be the strongest on record by a wide margin, and impacts are already being felt throughout the world—and they’re likely to intensify in the coming months.“El Niño is being supersized before our eyes,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement. “The science leaves no room for doubt: The planet is in uncharted waters, and those waters are heating up.
- ▪Scientists have been warning since the start of the year that a particularly strong El Niño was set to develop.
- ▪The latest forecasts indicate it will be the strongest on record by a wide margin, and impacts are already being felt throughout the world—and they’re likely to intensify in the coming months.“El Niño is being supersized before our eyes,” U
- ▪“The science leaves no room for doubt: The planet is in uncharted waters, and those waters are heating up.
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Molly TaftScienceSep 3, 2026 2:00 AMWe’ve Got a ‘Supersized’ El Niño on Our HandsThe World Meteorological Organization is warning that the climate phenomenon that has the Pacific running a fever will last until at least February, with dire consequences for weather worldwide.Photograph: Gallo Images/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe world’s leading weather organization is sounding the alarm about this year’s super El Niño, issuing its most certain forecast in the history of the organization.In an update issued early Thursday, the World Meteorological Organization predicted a “nearly 100% likelihood” that the El Niño will last through February.
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