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El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow

Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expected across much of the world in the coming months.

El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow

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Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak.

Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expected across much of the world in the coming months.

Months of extreme heat could follow", on globalissues.org →

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Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expected across much of the world in the coming months. Months of extreme heat could follow", on globalissues.org →

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