Federal forecasters now expect El Niño to take hold over the tropical Pacific by midsummer 2026, setting up a climate pattern that historically slashes Atlantic hurricane activity while supercharging storm seasons across the Pacific.

Extreme weather including droughts and flash floods looming as forecasters say powerful heating is underway in the Pacific Ocean

The world is set to witness the worst reality of climate change in the form of the strongest ever intensity of El Nino in 2026. According to the updated forecasts from the National Oceanic

In the spring of 1997, a pulse of warm water spread across the equatorial Pacific so fast that forecasters at NOAA scrambled to upgrade their outlooks month after month. By December, sea-surface temperatures in the benchmark Niño 3.

A new forecast shows an increased risk of a super El Niño in 2026, reshaping global weather, suppressing hurricanes and influencing Texas weather.

Hurricane Idalia was the only U.S. landfalling hurricane in 2023 and a rare major hurricane to hit Florida during a strong El Niño year. El Niño typically reduces Atlantic hurricane activity by creating storm-shredding wind shear.

A "super" El Nino could suppress hurricane activity in the Atlantic but create more hurricanes in the Pacific, forecasters say.

The latest long-range European forecast shows there’s a 100% chance of a super El Niño, potentially suppressing hurricane activity and making for a wetter fall and winter in the