El Nino
August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges
August 2026 tied as the joint-hottest month ever recorded globally, pushing planetary temperatures past the critical 1.5°C threshold as an intense El Niño emerges.
World oceans hit record high temperature amid growing El Niño
Global sea surface temperatures have reached a record 21.1°C, driven by decades of climate change and an intensifying El Niño pattern.
Met Office warns historic El Nino could become largest in living memory
A historic El Niño taking shape over the Pacific Ocean threatens to become the largest event of its kind, driving global temperature extremes.
Met Office warns developing El Niño will be strongest in living memory
A powerful weather pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean is projected by the UK Met Office to become the strongest of its kind in living memory.
El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters
UK forecasters have warned that the impact of this year's El Nino event is expected to be the most intense in more than a century, driving extreme weather effects.
Met Office warns record El Nino event will drive 2027 temperature highs
The Met Office has warned that an unprecedented El Niño event developing over the Pacific will drive global temperatures to new highs.
Hurricane Lala threatens Hawaii Big Island with historic landfall
Hawaii's Big Island braces for a potentially historic direct hit from Hurricane Lala, triggering airport closures and sweeping emergency orders.
South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C amid historic heatwave
South Korea recorded its highest temperature in modern observation history, reaching 42.5C in Yangsan amid a severe heatwave that forced emergency alerts.
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’
The United Nations and climate scientists warn that an intensifying El Nino cycle is driving unprecedented global weather shifts and extreme heat.