Climate
Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ breaks ‘remarkable’ all-time record
Publication: Carbon Brief
Author: Zeke Hausfather
Source published: 21/09/2026, 15:41:10 UTC
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Print article Share This year’s so-called “super El Niño” has entered record-breaking territory. Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific have exceeded the previous daily record set in 2015. El Niño is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon in the Pacific that reshapes weather patterns around the world and temporarily boosts global temperatures. The current El Niño event – which has been underway since June and is expected to last until next year – has been developing faster than any previous event on record. The strength of an event is tracked using the “Niño 3.4 anomaly”, which mea
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