The UN warns that the current El Nino weather event could be unprecedented in strength, with sea surface temperatures potentially rising 3.8C above average.
Meteorological agencies worldwide disagree on whether 2026’s El Niño breaks records, as each organisation uses different measurement methods to assess the climate phenomenon’s strength.
El Niño will intensify before peaking in December and could become one of the strongest events recorded since 1950, UN warns.
Scientists confirm climate change drove last month’s deadly glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border that killed more than 1 400 people.
Europe’s climate monitor confirmed on Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded worldwide, warning that rising El Niño conditions will push temperatures even higher. Global temperatures over land…
This year’s El Niño could be the strongest on record, threatening extreme weather globally and making 2027 potentially the hottest year ever.
Some 900 million people experienced record July heat in 2026 as temperature records fell across Africa, Central America and Europe.
The world should prepare for extreme weather events as a strong El Niño is set to develop rapidly over the coming months, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency said…
Malaria cases surge across southern Africa as climate change drives rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns that favour mosquito breeding and disease transmission.