Temperatures have warmed dramatically across the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 2026, signaling the onset of a strong and potentially historic El Niño. These events can affect weather around the world, and the intensity of recent El Niño events is raising alarm that, as global temperatures rise, they are becoming stronger and more destructive.

A stronger El Niño means more extreme weather, including droughts and wildfires in some places and flooding and tropical storms in others

A reconstruction of Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures adds to the evidence that human-caused warming is boosting El Niño events.

Oscilação natural no oceano Pacífico está 36,5% mais alta do que no período pré-industrial