Super El Niño breaks records, threatens hundreds of thousands of lives
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Neutral summary
The super El Niño, dubbed “Godzilla,” has already broken temperature records in the Pacific months before its peak. A Climate Impact Lab study projects more than 450,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide over the next six months. The highest risks are in Nigeria, Indonesia, Sudan, India and Brazil. The temperature at the heart of the phenomenon has reached 3.05°C, surpassing the previous record of 3.02°C set in November 2015. Scientists warn this could be the strongest El Niño in 1,000 years. Expected impacts include droughts, wildfires, floods, crop failures and the threat of acute hunger for tens of millions of people. In India alone, the heat could claim 15,800 lives. In Latin America, CEPAL estimates a 2% loss of GDP and 4.8 million people pushed into poverty. Earth is on track for its hottest year on record, and 2027 could see even higher temperatures.
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Earth is on track for the hottest year on record, experts say - amid warnings Super El Niño could send temperatures soaring even higher in 2027. Earth is on track for its hottest year on record after a brutal summer of…
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CBC News (outlet profile)
What could a 'super' El Niño mean for the Prairies?. El Niño continues to develop in the Pacific Ocean. Experts predict this could be one of the strongest such events on record, and could disrupt usual winter weather pa…
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Project Syndicate (outlet profile)
What It Means for Global Warming to Exceed 1.5°C. A sobering new report from the United Nations Environment Programme warns that even if governments deliver on all their existing climate pledges, warming could reach 1.8…
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Guardian Science (outlet profile)
‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak. The ‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will heavily impact communities across the world The “jaw-dro…
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Carbon Brief (outlet profile)
Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record. This year’s so-called “super El Niño” is entering into record-breaking territory.  Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific now equal…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: report. Renewable energy grew by a record 693 GW in 2025, helping save nearly US$500 billion in fossil fuel costs.
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Newsweek (outlet profile)
Super El Niño Poised to Intensify as It Smashes 170-Year Record. The developing El Niño in the Pacific Ocean has officially become the strongest such event on record and will keep strengthening.
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Phys.org (outlet profile)
As cities prepare for 2026's super El Niño, some crucial blind spots can't be ignored. This year's El Niño has the potential to be one of the strongest in living memory, and the evidence is showing up around the world.
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Clarín (outlet profile)
Fenómeno meteorológico de El Niño alcanza niveles récord, según científico. El fenómeno de El Niño alcanza niveles históricos, igualando el evento de 2015-2016, afectando a Centroamérica con sequías severas. La temperat…
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Mint (outlet profile)
El Nino ties record intensity: What 3.07°C Pacific warming means for weather from Central America to Indonesia. El Nino has matched the strongest level recorded on a widely used measure, with Pacific sea surface tempera…
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El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)
Fenómeno climático El Niño alcanza niveles récord, según científico. Zeke Hausfather, climatólogo de Berkeley Earth y coautor de informes sobre el cambio climático, señaló que la anomalía de la temperatura de la superfi…
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El Economista (outlet profile)
Fenómeno meteorológico de El Niño alcanza niveles récord: Zeke Hausfather. El Niño es la fase cálida de un ciclo natural del Pacífico tropical conocido como Oscilación del Sur-El Niño (ENSO).
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Nature (outlet profile)
The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare. Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02939-x From southern Africa to the Amazon, the risks are mount…
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20minutos (outlet profile)
El "Niño Godzilla" despierta en el Pacífico: así podría afectar al invierno en España. Los modelos apuntan a un invierno suave, con vientos del oeste y borrascas profundas, aunque un El Niño intenso podría dejar episodi…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally. All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say raises the risk of droughts across Asia that…
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The Citizen (outlet profile)
SA warned to brace for ‘unprecedented’ El Niño, record heat, drought and flood risks loom. El Niño is strengthening, with a greater than 90% chance of becoming a very strong event.
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Atlantico (outlet profile)
La surprenante raison pour laquelle il n’y a pas eu de cyclones dans l’Atlantique cette année. L'épisode El Niño de 2026 et le fort cisaillement des vents bloquent pour l'instant la formation des cyclones dans l'Atlanti…
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Phys.org (outlet profile)
Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally. All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Niño this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other ex…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
El Niño on course to shatter all-time record as ocean logs 100 days of extreme heat. A key reference point at the heart of El Niño in the Pacific has already reached a record temperature – months before its expected peak
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Phys.org (outlet profile)
El Niño weather pattern enters record territory: Scientist. The strengthening El Niño weather pattern has tied for the most intense on record on a widely used metric, a senior scientist told AFP on Monday, even as its i…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
How El Niño has already broken records – months before its peak
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The Conversation (UK) (outlet profile)
Five foods that could cost even more this winter – and why. Conflicts, energy shocks, climate change and El Niño are combining to squeeze food prices upwards. Five familiar foods illustrate what’s going on.
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Super El Niño breaks the temperature record months BEFORE its peak - as scientists warn it will be largest in at least 1,000 years. Super El Niño has broken temperature records months before it reaches its peak, experts…
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Sud Ouest (outlet profile)
Climat mondial : El Niño a déjà égalé son record d’intensité selon un scientifique, quelles sont les conséquences ?. L’épisode en cours d’El Niño, dont les effets se font déjà dramatiquement sentir sur la planète, a dép…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Five foods in your weekly shop that could cost more this winter. A number of pressures have converged on food production over the past year
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France 24 (outlet profile)
Americas feel effects of record El Nino. The El Nino–Southern Oscillation this year equaled its record intensity, according to specialists, and could yet reach record levels. The weather phenomenon's influence has alrea…
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CNews (outlet profile)
Plusieurs mois avant son pic, El Niño bat déjà des records de chaleur. Trois mois avant son pic, El Niño atteint déjà des records. Le phénomène météorologique va amplifier les effets du réchauffement climatique dans le…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
‘Unprecedented’ El Nino is already breaking weather records before peak, Met Office warns. The weather phenomenon has previously been termed a ‘super’ or even ‘Godzilla’ El Niño
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Phys.org (outlet profile)
Five foods that could cost even more this winter—and why. A number of pressures have converged on food production over the past year, and their effects are likely to show up in our shopping carts this winter. Farmers ha…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Met Office warns of 'Godzilla' super El Nino storms with weeks to go until peak. The current El Nino has already reached record-breaking levels weeks before it is to peak, and could bring storms to the UK throughout aut…
Factual core
- The El Niño phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis.
- Climate scientists predicted that a Super El Niño will cause 451,000 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months.