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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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 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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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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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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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 Warns on July 3 That El Niño Is Strengthening, Raising Global Extreme-Weather Risks
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific and is forecast to strengthen rapidly from July through September 2026, increasing the risk of heat, drought, heavy rainfall and flooding.
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WMO warns on July 3 that strengthening El Niño could raise global risk of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rain
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and could strengthen rapidly toward a strong event during July–September 2026.