Get ready. The world’s most influential natural weather feature is coming in for a landing.
"The El Niño cometh," said climate scientist Zeke Hausfather on X recently.
An El Niño is forecast to develop later in 2026 along the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and some signs show it will be a strong one, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said Thursday, March 12.
The developing El Niño may impact the number of hurricanes we can expect in the 2026 hurricane season, which officially begins on June 1.
It may also bring strong heat waves, droughts and flooding around the world.
