Climate scientists are raising the alarm that the El Niño event expected to develop in 2026-27 could surpass the record set by the devastating 1997-98 episode, potentially triggering the most extreme global weather disruptions seen in decades. The warning comes at a particularly concerning moment, as a powerful El Niño layered on top of already elevated global temperatures could push heat records, intensify droughts across tropical and subtropical regions, and supercharge monsoon and rainfall patterns in others. The agricultural and economic consequences could be severe, threatening food security for hundreds of millions of people who depend on predictable seasonal weather for farming. The warning underscores how climate change is not just raising average temperatures but is amplifying the very natural cycles that have shaped human civilization for thousands of years.
Scientists warn the 2026-27 El Nino could become the strongest ever, exacerbating global heat, droughts and floods.
