06-12-2026, 06:25 AM
It’s here. It’s a super El Niño:
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 released Thursday morning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
For it to be considered a Super El Niño, tropical Pacific water temperatures must be more than 2 degrees above average. Some reliable computer models suggest that bar will be greatly exceeded.
The hurricane season connections could spell trouble for the Southwest US and Hawaii, depending on where individual storms track.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/11/weath...ts-climate
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 released Thursday morning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
For it to be considered a Super El Niño, tropical Pacific water temperatures must be more than 2 degrees above average. Some reliable computer models suggest that bar will be greatly exceeded.
The hurricane season connections could spell trouble for the Southwest US and Hawaii, depending on where individual storms track.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/11/weath...ts-climate