




Two things can be true at the same time:
1) A ‘Super’ El Niño is here, and it’s going to raise temperatures and likely cause extreme weather across the world [1,3-5]. 🌡️
2) Human-caused climate change doesn’t stop, even when El Niño goes away 🌎
In fact, there is some evidence that our warming world is causing more intense El Niños – and this ‘super’ cycle is one we may be seeing more often [3,5,9,10].
Understanding the climate means seeing the bigger picture.
Sources
- Strong El Niño expected to intensify | World Meteorological Organization | 31 July 2026
- You Asked: What Exactly Is a ‘Super’ El Niño? | State of the Planet – Columbia Climate School | 9 June 2026
- Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather | CarbonBrief | 17 August 2026
- The super El Niño is already wreaking havoc: here’s what’s in store | Nature | 13 September 2026
- How Might a ‘Super El Niño’ Affect Food, Forests and Water? | World Resources Institute | 28 August 2026
- El Niño just leveled up to super status. Here’s what that means for the weather | CNN | 14 September 2026
- El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Diagnostic Discussion | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association | 10 September 2026
- Impacts of El Niño–Southern Oscillation on global fire PM2.5 during 2000–2023 | Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters | May 2025
- IPCC Sixth Assessment Report – Chapter 2: Changing State of the Climate System | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | August 2021
- Recent strengthening of eastern Pacific ENSO in the last millennium paleorecord | Science | 27 August 2026
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