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Super El Niño of 2026 Drives Record Ocean Heat and Extreme Weather

The 2026 Super El Niño is rapidly intensifying, pushing ocean temperatures to unprecedented highs and fueling fears of severe weather worldwide, with scientists linking its strength to human-driven climate change.

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UK Met Office warns of unprecedented El Niño and risks

Coventry Telegraph ↗

El Niño already the strongest since records began

New Scientist ↗

World's oceans hit highest temperature on record

BBC News - Science & Environment Science ↗

Global sea surface temperature breaks record as El Niño gains strength

Business Line - Home ↗

Coral records show El Niño now much more intense

Science Magazine ↗

Corals show El Niño is intensifying as planet warms

Japan Times ↗

El Niño Has Become a Doom Loop

The Atlantic ↗

Map shows where 2026 'super' El Niño could bring extremes

The Hill ↗

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