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UK forecasts 'biggest' El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year

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Newest development Aug 21, 2026 · 4 reportsUK forecasts 'biggest' El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year

This year's El Niño weather pattern will be the biggest in more than a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain's national weather agency predicted Friday.

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  1. El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office

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    UK forecasts 'biggest' El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year

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  1. BBC News

    El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.

  2. The Guardian

    Increased rainfall and storms to hit UK due to biggest El Niño for a century, says Met Office (opens The Guardian)

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    ‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere The El Niño event developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest for more than a 100 years, the UK’s Met Office has said.

  3. Phys

    What a record-breaking El Niño could mean for the world (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    This year's El Niño is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far.

  4. France 24

    This year's El Nino set to be strongest in more than a century, UK forecasters say (opens France 24)

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    Britain's Met Office has predicted sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific will reach an "unheard-of" level of potentially more than three degrees above average, triggering severe droughts across South America and the West Pacific.

  5. Al Jazeera

    El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Met Office predicts 'unprecedented' sea surface temperature rise of 3C (5.4F) plus will heighten extreme weather risks.

  6. France 24

    What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far. It is expected to be the most "intense" El Nino in more than a century, the head of long-range forecasting at the UK's Met Office war…

  7. BBC News

    Watch: How 'strongest' El Niño could affect world weather (opens BBC News)

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    The powerful natural climate phenomenon, that is developing over the Pacific Ocean, is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned.

  8. Phys

    UK forecasts 'biggest' El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year (opens Phys)

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    This year's El Niño weather pattern will be the biggest in more than a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain's national weather agency predicted Friday.

  9. Mongabay

    World must look to the past to prepare for likely unprecedented El Niño (opens Mongabay)

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    Mongabay's feed description

    Countries across the world are bracing for what is increasingly certain to be a historic El Niño, with latest modeling suggesting the 2026-2027 event will be the strongest ever measured, possibly breaking records by a considerable and dangerous margin.

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