A stronger El Niño threatens Galápagos wildlife and forests
NOAA says El Niño is strengthening, raising risks for Galápagos wildlife, fisheries, coral communities and endemic forests as waters warm and rain increases.
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August 2026 Tied the Global Temperature Record as El Niño Intensifies
August tied the global heat record as El Niño strengthened, raising regional risks for heat, drought, flooding, wildfire, food, water and energy.
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A strengthening El Niño could bring a hotter, more disruptive end to 2026
NOAA sees a high likelihood of a very strong El Niño late in 2026, raising the odds of shifting rainfall, heat, floods, drought and food disruption.
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Study Links Stronger El Niño Variability to a Warmer Climate
A new coral study links stronger El Niño variability to human-caused warming as a very strong 2026 event develops, but U.S. winter effects remain uncertain.
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Galápagos Coral Record Points to Stronger El Niño Variability
A new coral-based reconstruction finds unusually strong eastern-Pacific El Niño variability in recent decades, as a separate 2026 event strengthens.
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NOAA outlook keeps much of U.S. tilted toward heat through October
NOAA favors above-normal temperatures across much of the U.S. through October, but drought risks vary by region as El Niño strengthens.
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Stronger El Niño Forecast Raises Crop and Food-Security Risks
NOAA says El Niño is strengthening toward a potentially very strong 2026-27 event, prompting early plans to protect crops, livestock, water and food access.
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Southeast Asia haze risk rises as El Niño targets August and September
Indonesia’s active fires, an ASEAN Level 2 alert and a strengthening El Niño forecast are raising the risk of localized smoke crossing into Malaysia.
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WMO Warns El Niño Could Strengthen Sharply as Pacific Waters Rise Above 2°C
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño has developed and could intensify rapidly from July through September 2026, raising risks of extreme weather worldwide.
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WMO Warns El Niño Could Rapidly Strengthen to Strong Levels by Late 2026
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño is developing in the tropical Pacific, with an 80% chance of emergence by late summer and a possible strong phase later in 2026.
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UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell Warns Escalating Disasters Are Straining Lives and Economies
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell warned July 28 that increasingly frequent, intense and costly heatwaves, floods and storms are putting lives and economies worldwide at risk.
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WMO Says El Niño Has Developed, Forecasts Strong Event Through 2026
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify rapidly, raising risks of extreme weather worldwide.
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WMO Confirms El Niño Is Developing, Urges Governments to Prepare for Extreme Weather
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño conditions developed in the tropical Pacific during July-September 2026 and could influence weather patterns worldwide through at least November.
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WMO Warns Developing El Niño Could Raise Global Weather Risks in 2026
The World Meteorological Organization said El Niño conditions were developing in the tropical Pacific, with an 80% chance of emergence by August and about a 90% chance from September through December 2026.
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NOAA Confirms El Niño Has Emerged, With Strong Event Possible by Late 2026
NOAA said July 9 that El Niño conditions are present and strengthening, with a 97% chance of lasting into early spring 2027 and an 81% chance of becoming very strong in late 2026.
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WMO warns El Niño could strengthen rapidly, raising global extreme-weather risks
The World Meteorological Organization says weak El Niño conditions developed in the tropical Pacific by March–May 2026 and could intensify into a strong event during July–September.
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African Development Bank Warns Strong El Niño Could Cost Africa Up to $20 Billion
The African Development Bank’s climate chief warned on July 26 that a potentially severe El Niño could cause $10 billion to $20 billion in economic losses across affected African countries and increase migration pressure.
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WMO Warns El Niño Could Rapidly Intensify Into a Strong Event by September 2026
The World Meteorological Organization says developing El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific could increase risks of floods, drought, altered cyclone activity and pressure on food and water systems worldwide.
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UN Warns 15.4 Million People in the Sahel Face Acute Food Insecurity This Summer
The United Nations says 15.4 million people across the Sahel are expected to face acute food insecurity between June and August 2026, including more than 1.5 million in emergency conditions, as humanitarian agencies confront severe funding and access problems.
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Latin American governments activate El Niño preparations as WMO warns of drought, heat and wildfire risks
Governments across Latin America are activating contingency plans as El Niño strengthens, with officials preparing water, energy, transport and firefighting systems.
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WMO Warns on July 3, 2026, That El Niño Is Intensifying, Raising Global Heat, Flood and Drought Risks
The World Meteorological Organization says weak El Niño conditions emerged in the tropical Pacific during March-May and are expected to strengthen during July-September 2026.
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WMO Says El Niño Is Developing, With Higher Odds of Global Heat and Rainfall Extremes in 2026
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño conditions are developing in the tropical Pacific, with an 80% chance of emergence during June–August 2026 and about a 90% chance during September–December.