High seas, heat, heavy rain: El Niño is on track to be the strongest on recordNOAA’s new forecast gives a 69% chance that the climate pattern will break records. It’s likely to raise sea levels, cause strong storms in the Pacific and deluge the Southeast with rain.Huge waves crash onto shore as Typhoon Dolphin approaches on Aug. 8 in Lianjiang County, Fujian province, China.Zhang Bin / China News Service via Getty ImagesAug. 14, 2026, 12:36 PM EDTEl Niño has a 69% chance of becoming the strongest on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
High seas, heat, heavy rain: El Niño is on track to be the strongest on record
NOAA’s new forecast gives a 69% chance that the climate pattern will break records. It’s likely to raise sea levels, cause strong storms in the Pacific and deluge the Southeast with rain.
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