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The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) reported on Thursday that El Niño will intensify further before peaking in December 2026, potentially becoming one of the strongest since at least 1950. Sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific are forecast to increase to record levels during October-November-December 2026, reaching approximately 3.7°C above normal, surpassing the previous record of 2.6°C set in 2015-2016. This El Niño event is expected to bring higher temperatures globally and alter rainfall patterns, increasing risks of droughts and floods in various regions.
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The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) announced that El Niño will intensify further before peaking in December, potentially becoming one of the strongest occurrences since at least 1950. This naturally occurring weather phenomenon typically happens every two to seven years and usually lasts nine to twelve months. The WMO's monthly Global Seasonal Climate Update predicts higher temperatures globally and altered rainfall patterns, increasing risks of droughts and floods in various regions. El Niño warms the surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, leading to worldwide changes in wind and pressure systems. Sea-surface temperatures in these areas are forecasted to reach record levels.
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El Nino will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950.
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The naturally occurring weather phenomenon is set to bring higher temperatures to much of the planet, the UN’s weather and climate agency said, with its impact compounding the effects of man-made climate change.
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“El Nino will continue to intensify ahead of its forecast peak in December,” the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in its monthly Global Seasonal Climate Update.
“It is likely to bring above-average temperatures to much of the globe and shift rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of drought and floods in different regions.”
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El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds, pressure and rainfall patterns.
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It typically takes place every two to seven years and lasts around nine to 12 months.
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Conditions oscillate between El Nino and its opposite La Nina, with neutral conditions in between.
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El Nino ‘strengthening rapidly’
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“Sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific are forecast to increase to record levels during October-November-December 2026, reflecting the strengthening of the El Nino event which will drive weather patterns and impact economies, ecosystems and communities across the globe,” the WMO said.
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The forecast is based on consensus across 13 leading national and international meteorological centres.
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“El Nino is firmly established and strengthening rapidly,” said WMO chief Celeste Saulo.
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“WMO forecasts indicate a near-100 per cent likelihood that it will persist through February 2027, potentially being one of the strongest since at least 1950.”
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Saulo explained that El Nino does not add new heat to the planet, but releases heat being stored in the ocean.
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“The ocean it’s drawing from is the warmest we’ve ever measured it.
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There is simply more heat available to release,” she said.
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Sea temperatures record
The index which measures sea surface temperature anomalies across the central-eastern equatorial Pacific — the region at the heart of El Nino — increased from 1.6°C above normal in June to 2.5°C above normal in August.
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For October-November-December, the anomaly is forecast to reach approximately 3.7°C above normal.
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This would be the highest since observations began, eclipsing the previous record of 2.6°C set in 2015-2016.
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The last El Nino contributed to making 2023 the second-hottest year on record and 2024 the all-time high at around 1.55°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.
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While El Nino usually peaks between November and February, the resulting spike in temperatures typically comes later.
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This El Nino is already hitting some regions hard, including in Central America, where animals and crops are dying from drought.
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