The El Niño climate event is due to return this year, with U.S. forecasters predicting an 82 percent chance of it coming in May through July and a 96 percent chance for it doing so in December through February 2027

La agencia aumentó de 61 % a 82 % la probabilidad de formación de El Niño entre mayo y julio de 2026.

El Niño is emerging even faster than expected in the Pacific Ocean and odds are increasing that it could become historically strong — a rare “Super” El Niño — by fall or winter.

The El Niño climate event is due to return this year, with U.S. forecasters predicting an 82 percent chance of it coming in May through July and a 96 percent chance for it doing…

De acuerdo con el boletín mensual de la NOAA, los científicos estiman un 82 % de probabilidad de que El Niño emerja entre mayo y julio.

Whether it will be a “very strong” or even “super” El Niño remains to be seen, but the powerful Pacific Ocean pattern is expected to appear this summer.

Fenômeno pode alterar chuvas e temperaturas no Brasil, mas especialistas afirmam que ainda é cedo para prever impactos extremos com precisão.