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Sep 3, 2026

UN warns El Niño could become strongest on record, intensifying into 2027

The World Meteorological Organization warned that El Niño is set to intensify to exceptional levels and could become the strongest since records began four decades ago, raising risks of extreme weather including droughts, floods, and heatwaves into early 2027.

Sep 3, 2026·16 sources

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▪Geophysicist Manoochehr Shirzaei of Virginia Tech stated that satellite images taken days before the August 26, 2026, Nepal disaster showed acceleration in glacier movement, but noted that existing monitoring technologies remain insufficient to predict such events
▪A study published in the journal Science by lead author Julia Cole of the University of Michigan analyzed 900 years of Galápagos coral records and found that modern El Niño events are approximately 36% stronger than preindustrial levels
▪The United Nations International Organization for Migration appealed on September 3, 2026, for $110 million to protect 4.9 million vulnerable people from the impacts of the 2026–27 El Niño

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