(NEXSTAR) – El Niño is gaining steam. National forecasters released an update on the climate phenomenon this week, saying it’s now predicted to last longer and grow stronger than previously thought.

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El Niño is here. And buckle up for a bumpy ride, scientists say: By the end of 2026, this might become the strongest El Niño on record. On June 11, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

A new El Niño has formed in the tropical Pacific and is expected to strengthen into late 2026, with some models hinting at a potentially very strong event. A subsurface Kelvin wave is pushing warm ...

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El Niño has officially begun, and it is forecast to intensify into a very strong or “Super” El Niño with major shifts in global weather patterns and an even hotter climate, according to a new report ...

After months of anticipation, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center declared on Thursday that El Niño conditions have developed. California experts are closely monitoring the ...

Scientists around the world are warning a strong El Niño this year, colloquially dubbed a super El Niño, could lead to extreme weather events — from heavy rainfall to exacerbated droughts. The ...

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. The latest federal forecast gives the El Niño ...

Forecasters raised odds to 82% that El Niño will emerge in the coming months, with up to 37% chance it becomes “very strong” — the highest forecast yet for this potentially powerful climate pattern. A ...

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. This is according to a ...