A Super El Niño Is Coming in 2026
El Niño is coming, and it’s predicted to be stronger than ever.
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This year, scientists predict a “Super El Niño” - the most powerful ever recorded. And the data says it could emerge by August. What would a super El Niño mean for us? Should we be worried?
UPDATE: A few days after we dropped this video, NOAA officially confirmed the arrival of El Niño. It is currently strengthening and remains on track to become a "Super El Niño", matching earlier predictions.
Read more here: https://www.noaa.gov/news-rele....ase/el-nino-forms-ex
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0:00 El Niño
5:12 “Super” El Niño
9:31 Warming Ocean
11:14 How Big Will It Be?
12:41 Extreme Weather
16:15 Threat to Life
18:01 Indirect Effects
19:16 Why Is This Happening?
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References:
“NOAA Predictions for El Niño”, via noaa.gov https://astrumspace.info/noaaelnino
“ECMWF Forecast”, via ecmwf.int https://astrumspace.info/ecmwf
“El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)”, via who.int https://astrumspace.info/ensofacts
“What Are El Niño and La Niña?”, via noaa.gov https://astrumspace.info/ninonina
“Oceanic Niño Index”, via noaa.gov https://astrumspace.info/oni
“El Niño Response for Agriculture and Food Security”, via fao.org https://astrumspace.info/fao_report
“Unprecedented Run of Global Heat Expected”, via preventionweb.net https://astrumspace.info/globalheat
“Global Temperatures: El Niño and La Niña”, via ourworldindata.org https://astrumspace.info/globaltemp
“El Niño Prevented Amazon From Acting as Carbon Sink”, via carbon-pulse.com https://astrumspace.info/amazonsink
“Climate Out of Balance as El Niño Looms”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/climatenino
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Writer: James Stewart
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Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
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