El Niño to intensify, peak in December, WMO warns
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Neutral summary
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that El Niño will continue to intensify until its peak in December 2026, with nearly 100% probability of persisting until February 2027. Sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific are forecast to reach record levels, potentially making this one of the strongest events since at least 1950. Japan's meteorological agency reported that El Niño reached its highest recorded intensity in September, with a 100% chance of these conditions persisting through the Northern Hemisphere winter. Scientists warn the event could last into spring next year and drive extreme weather, including droughts and floods. The WMO noted that El Niño's impact compounds the effects of man-made climate change. Some outlets, such as Daily Mail and The Mirror, describe the situation as “Earth is almost entirely in the red,” while The Hill reports that “chances remain high for a historic event.” In contrast, Folha de S.Paulo, citing a US agency, says the event has not yet reached the “Super El Niño” threshold. UNICEF warns that in Brazil, El Niño could affect more than 30 million children, and the UN World Food Programme estimates that 16 million people in Latin America could face food insecurity.
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Outlets: 52. Countries: 19. Facts in the shared core: 1.
Publication timeline
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CGTN (outlet profile)
WMO: El Niño strengthening, expected to peak in December. El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest w…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
'Earth is almost entirely in the red': Scientists warn 'super-duper' El Niño is still intensifying - and could continue into spring next year. Super El Niño is continuing to intensify with new forecasts suggesting the c…
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BFMTV (outlet profile)
El Niño va s'intensifier jusqu'à son pic en décembre et persister jusqu'en février. L'Organisation météorologique mondiale a indiqué que le phénomène météorologique El Niño va encore s'intensifier jusqu'à son pic en déc…
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Ouest-France (outlet profile)
L’ONU prévient que le phénomène climatique El Niño va continuer à s’intensifier jusqu’à son pic en décembre. Les Nations Unies mettent en garde contre El Niño, les prévisions actuelles indiquant que le phénomène est en…
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Inquirer.net (outlet profile)
El Niño will intensify, then peak in December – UN. GENEVA — El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since a…
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O Globo (outlet profile)
Risco de seca durante El Niño faz El Salvador aprovar plano de emergência nacional. El Salvador está se preparando para o risco de que a seca associada ao El Niño afete sua produção e o abastecimento de alimentos; o anú…
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Sud Ouest (outlet profile)
Climat : le puissant phénomène météorologique El Niño va continuer à s’intensifier jusqu’à son pic, attendu en décembre. Le puissant phénomène météorologique El Niño en cours pourrait devenir le plus intense jamais enre…
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La Croix (outlet profile)
Climat : El Niño continue à s’intensifier, son pic attendu en décembre. L’Organisation météorologique mondiale a averti jeudi 8 octobre que l’épisode El Niño en cours allait continuer à s’intensifier pour atteindre son…
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Dawn (outlet profile)
El Nino will intensify, then peak in December: UN. El Nino will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950. Th…
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France 24 (outlet profile)
El Nino set to intensify before peaking in December, UN warns. The United Nations warned on Thursday that El Nino will intensify before peaking in December, bringing higher temperatures to much of the planet and compoun…
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Onet Wiadomości (outlet profile)
"Nic nie jest w porządku". Wielkie El Nino ogarnia Ziemię. Padł rekord, a to nie koniec. Potężna anomalia El Nino, jaka od kilku miesięcy rozwija się na Pacyfiku, osiąga siłę, jakiej jeszcze nigdy wcześniej nie widziano…
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franceinfo (outlet profile)
"L'un des épisodes les plus intenses depuis au moins 1950" : le phénomène météorologique El Niño va continuer de s'intensifier jusqu'en décembre. C'est ce qui ressort du dernier bulletin saisonnier sur le climat, publié…
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RTÉ News (outlet profile)
El Niño to intensify before December peak - UN. El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said today, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950.
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Le Parisien (outlet profile)
Climat : El Niño continue de s’intensifier et devrait atteindre un pic en décembre
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G1 (outlet profile)
El Niño chega a nível 'muito forte' com previsão de mais tempestades no PR; estado teve 9 tornados e 150 mil afetados por temporais em 4 meses. Mais de 150 mil paranaenses já foram afetados pelo El Niño Os eventos climá…
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O Globo (outlet profile)
El Niño atingirá ponto máximo em dezembro e pode ser um dos mais fortes em 75 anos. O fenômeno El Niño continuará se intensificando antes de atingir seu "ponto máximo" em dezembro, alertou a ONU nesta quinta-feira, adve…
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Clarín (outlet profile)
Alerta climática de la ONU: El Niño se intensificará en las próximas semanas y anticiparon cuando será su máximo pico. El anuncio surgió en las últimas horas luego del boletín emitido por la agencia de meteorología y cl…
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B92 (outlet profile)
Suša, kiša, smrt; Prognoze uopšte nisu dobre. Ovogodišnji El Ninjo će se intenzivirati pre nego što dostigne vrhunac u decembru i gotovo je 100% sigurno da će trajati do februara 2027. godine, saopštila je Svetska meteo…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
ООН прогнозирует пик Эль-Ниньо в декабре. Его усиление "окажет влияние на погодные условия, а также на экономику, экосистемы и население различных регионов мира", заявила Всемирная метеорологическая организация
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O Globo (outlet profile)
Brasil tem mais de 30 milhões de crianças expostas a riscos climáticos, alerta Unicef. Por que elas devem sofrer mais com o El Niño?. Mais de 30 milhões de crianças estão expostas a dois ou mais riscos climáticos (como…
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Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)
Unicef alerta para riscos do El Niño para educação, alimentação e saúde de crianças brasileiras. Mais de 30 milhões de meninas e meninos podem ser expostos a dois ou mais riscos climáticos no Brasil com o avanço do El N…
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Metropoles (outlet profile)
Crianças sofrerão impacto "desproporcional" do El Niño, alerta Unicef. Entidade alerta que crianças são mais vulneráveis às mudanças climáticas urgentes por estarem em desenvolvimento, e precisam ser protegidas
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UOL (outlet profile)
Unicef alerta para riscos do El Niño para educação, alimentação e saúde de crianças brasileiras
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CNews (outlet profile)
«L'océan où El Niño puise cette chaleur est le plus chaud que nous ayons jamais observé» : le puissant phénomène va continuer à s'intensifier jusqu'à son pic en décembre. Le puissant phénomène météorologique El Niño dev…
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
« Super El Niño » : frappé par une sécheresse historique, le Soudan du Sud s’apprête à affronter des inondations dévastatrices. Le ministère des ressources hydriques a alerté, mardi 6 octobre, sur la hausse des niveaux…
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
La OMM alerta que el fenómeno de El Niño elevará las temperaturas en gran parte del planeta. El actual fenómeno de El Niño provocará temperaturas superiores a la media en gran parte del planeta durante los próximos mese…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Эффект Эль-Ниньо повлияет на климат Дальнего Востока в течение тысячи лет. Речь идет о колебаниях температуры на поверхности Тихого океана, которые могут изменить погодные условия на Камчатке в России, рассказали в Инст…
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France 24 (outlet profile)
El Nino to intensify with peak in December, UN warns. El Nino will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950.…
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Agencia Brasil (outlet profile)
Brasil: 30 milhões de crianças estão expostas aos riscos climáticos. Uma nova análise do Fundo das Nações Unidas para a Infância (Unicef) alerta que crianças e adolescentes podem sofrer uma desproporcionalmente os impac…
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La Repubblica (outlet profile)
El Niño, l’allarme dell’Onu: a dicembre caldo record. Rischio siccità e inondazioni. L’Organizzazione meteorologica mondiale: acque del Pacifico a +3,7 gradi, valore mai osservato
Factual core
- The World Meteorological Organization stated that El Niño will intensify until its peak in December.
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