El Niño is strengthening across the Pacific and is expected to persist into early 2027, increasing the risk of heat, drought and flooding across several regions, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The UN weather agency expects the climate pattern to develop into a “very strong” event and peak around the end of 2026. The likelihood of El Niño continuing through February 2027 is close to 100 per cent.

El Niño is firmly established in the tropical Pacific and will intensify over the coming months into a very strong event, peaking towards the end of 2026 and with climate effects…

The World Meteorological Organization is warning that the climate phenomenon that has the Pacific running a fever will last until at least February, with dire consequences for…

The World Meteorological Organization warns of a very strong El Nino event. This phenomenon is expected to persist through February and intensify further. Global temperatures will…

The World Meteorological Organization said its forecasts showed a near 100% likelihood that El Nino would persist through February 2027, fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific…