This Year's El Niño Just Broke a Record Months Before It's Expected to Peak
NOAA forecasts the event will keep strengthening, with the latest daily anomaly at 3.08 degrees Celsius, above the previous record of 3.02 degrees Celsius.
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The equatorial Pacific already has a temperature anomaly of +3 °C and the 22 models consulted project that the phenomenon will continue to be strengthened
The UK Met Office and Climate Impact Lab have announced that El Niño, which began in June 2026 and increased temperatures by 2.6°C in the Eastern Pacific, has reached its strongest level in observation history.
El Niño has already reached record levels in the Pacific. The climate phenomenon could intensify further by the end of the year. The consequences are expected to be felt worldwide in 2027.
‘El Niño’ already at record levels and threatens to claim 450,000 lives due to extreme heat alone
The El Niño phenomenon has not yet reached its peak intensity, which the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) expects to occur at the end of this year, and seawater temperatures in the tropical Pacific area considered the epicenter of the event are already at record levels. The anomaly in that zone exceeded three degrees Celsius in mid‑September and has risen to a level similar to the peak of the El Niño event 11 years ago, in November 2015.S…
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