Forecasters warn strong El Niño could disrupt weather (opens in new tab)

A new El Niño has formed in the tropical Pacific, forecasters at NOAA and Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said, as unusually warm waters spread across the central and eastern Pacific. NOAA’s outlook put a 63% chance on the event reaching “very strong” intensity between November 2026 and January 2027, while Australia’s bureau said most models point to a strong to very strong event. Scientists and forecasters linked the developing event to a higher risk of global temperature records, disrupte...