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Sea surface temperatures in the central-eastern Pacific's Niño 3.4 region reached 3.05 degrees Celsius above average Saturday, surpassing the record of 3.02 degrees Celsius set in November 2015 and making the current El Niño the strongest on record.

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Sea surface temperatures in the central-eastern Pacific's Niño 3.4 region reached 3.05 degrees Celsius above average Saturday, surpassing the record of 3.02 degrees Celsius set in November 2015 and making the current El Niño the strongest on record.

Adam Scaife, head of long range prediction at the U.K. Met Office, said the record was exceeded "with several weeks to go before it peaks later this year." Forecasters expect the event to peak in November or December, with some projections near 4 degrees Celsius.

Adam Scaife, head of long range prediction at the U.K. Met Office, said the record was exceeded "with several weeks to go before it peaks later this year." Forecasters expect the event to peak in November or December, with some projections near 4 degrees Celsius.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center puts the odds at 75% that the October-December period will exceed the strength of any El Nino since 1950, using a relative index that filters out background ocean warming. That measure has not yet set a record.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center puts the odds at 75% that the October-December period will exceed the strength of any El Nino since 1950, using a relative index that filters out background ocean warming. That measure has not yet set a record.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an emergency proclamation directing agencies to stage sandbags, pumps and road-closure equipment, and preparing the National Guard for flood response, search-and-rescue and logistics missions.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an emergency proclamation directing agencies to stage sandbags, pumps and road-closure equipment, and preparing the National Guard for flood response, search-and-rescue and logistics missions.

El Niño increases wind shear over the Atlantic, and no hurricanes have formed there in 2026, a record for the latest date without one since satellite monitoring began. Eastern and central Pacific basins have recorded 16 storms, four of them major hurricanes.

El Niño increases wind shear over the Atlantic, and no hurricanes have formed there in 2026, a record for the latest date without one since satellite monitoring began. Eastern and central Pacific basins have recorded 16 storms, four of them major hurricanes.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said earlier in September that El Niño "is being supersized before our eyes." The World Food Programme said in August <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/un-el-nio-could-push-m-more-into-hunger-by-">the event could push about 50 million people into acute hunger.</a>

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said earlier in September that El Niño "is being supersized before our eyes." The World Food Programme said in August the event could push about 50 million people into acute hunger.

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Sea surface temperatures in the central-eastern Pacific's Nino 3.4 region reached 3.05 degrees Celsius above average Saturday, surpassing the record of 3.02 degrees Celsius set in November 2015 and making the current El Nino the strongest on record.

Sea surface temperatures in the central-eastern Pacific's Nino 3.4 region reached 3.05 degrees Celsius above average Saturday, surpassing the record of 3.02 degrees Celsius set in November 2015 and making the current El Nino the strongest on record.

El Nino increases wind shear over the Atlantic, and no hurricanes have formed there in 2026, a record for the latest date without one since satellite monitoring began. Eastern and central Pacific basins have recorded 16 storms, four of them major hurricanes.

El Nino increases wind shear over the Atlantic, and no hurricanes have formed there in 2026, a record for the latest date without one since satellite monitoring began. Eastern and central Pacific basins have recorded 16 storms, four of them major hurricanes.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said earlier in September that El Nino "is being supersized before our eyes." The World Food Programme said in August the event could push about 50 million people into acute hunger.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said earlier in September that El Nino "is being supersized before our eyes." The World Food Programme said in August the event could push about 50 million people into acute hunger.

This El Nino has smashed a 170-year record two months before it even peaks, and every model says it keeps climbing. Stacked on top of human-caused warming, that means fiercer floods, deeper droughts and hotter heat waves worldwide. Preparation and forecasting can blunt the damage, but cutting greenhouse gas emissions is the only real fix in what may be the superlative El Nino of the modern era.

This El Nino has smashed a 170-year record two months before it even peaks, and every model says it keeps climbing. Stacked on top of human-caused warming, that means fiercer floods, deeper droughts and hotter heat waves worldwide. Preparation and forecasting can blunt the damage, but cutting greenhouse gas emissions is the only real fix in what may be the superlative El Nino of the modern era.

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El Nino is a natural ocean cycle that has been swinging the Pacific for thousands of years, long before a single coal plant existed, and there is no evidence emissions make these events stronger or more frequent. "Super El Nino" isn't even a real scientific category — it's a media label built to sell panic. Forecasters admit the uncertainty is huge, yet the headlines keep selling certainty.

El Nino is a natural ocean cycle that has been swinging the Pacific for thousands of years, long before a single coal plant existed, and there is no evidence emissions make these events stronger or more frequent. "Super El Nino" isn't even a real scientific category — it's a media label built to sell panic. Forecasters admit the uncertainty is huge, yet the headlines keep selling certainty.

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The average global surface air temperature relative to the pre-industrial baseline will be 1.49 °C in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

The average global surface air temperature relative to the pre-industrial baseline will be 1.49 °C in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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This Super El Niño has smashed a 170-year record two months before it even peaks, and every model says it keeps climbing. Stacked on top of human-caused warming, that means fiercer floods, deeper droughts and hotter heat waves worldwide. Preparation and forecasting can blunt the damage, but cutting greenhouse gas emissions is the only real fix in what may be the superlative El Niño of the modern era.

This Super El Niño has smashed a 170-year record two months before it even peaks, and every model says it keeps climbing. Stacked on top of human-caused warming, that means fiercer floods, deeper droughts and hotter heat waves worldwide. Preparation and forecasting can blunt the damage, but cutting greenhouse gas emissions is the only real fix in what may be the superlative El Niño of the modern era.

El Niño is a natural ocean cycle that has been swinging the Pacific for thousands of years, long before a single coal plant existed, and there is no evidence emissions make these events stronger or more frequent. "Super El Nino" isn't even a real scientific category — it's a media label built to sell panic. Forecasters admit the uncertainty is huge, yet the headlines keep selling certainty.

El Niño is a natural ocean cycle that has been swinging the Pacific for thousands of years, long before a single coal plant existed, and there is no evidence emissions make these events stronger or more frequent. "Super El Nino" isn't even a real scientific category — it's a media label built to sell panic. Forecasters admit the uncertainty is huge, yet the headlines keep selling certainty.

There's a 50% chance that the average global surface air temperature relative to the pre-industrial baseline will be at least 1.49 °C in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 50% chance that the average global surface air temperature relative to the pre-industrial baseline will be at least 1.49 °C in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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