(NEXSTAR) – El Niño is waiting in the wings. An updated forecast released by the National Weather Service on Thursday gave the climate phenomenon an 82% chance of taking over at some point between May ...

The predictions are mounting that El Niño is coming, and it could be a big one. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has an “El Niño watch” in effect and is expecting El Niño to emerge “soon” and last ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Forecasters raised odds to 82% that El Niño will emerge in the coming months, with up to 37% chance it becomes ...

Earlier this year, El Niño wasn’t expected to arrive until the fall or early winter. However, recent forecast trends have significantly accelerated that timeline. According to the latest update from ...

Earlier this year, El Niño wasn’t expected to arrive until the fall or early winter. However, recent forecast trends have significantly accelerated that timeline. According to the latest update from ...

Talk of a “super El Niño” developing in 2026 is gaining momentum, with concerns rising that this climate pattern could bring extreme rainfall, heat, drought and destructive flooding around the world.

Earlier this year, El Niño wasn’t expected to arrive until the fall or early winter. However, recent forecast trends have significantly accelerated that timeline. According to the latest update from ...

El Niño is emerging even faster than expected in the Pacific Ocean and odds are increasing that it could become historically strong — a rare “Super” El Niño — by fall or winter. This is according to a ...

On May 14, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published their climate outlook for this summer, and the agency predicted elevated odds of El Niño developing and potentially ...

Scientists said this week that a developing El Niño is likely to amplify heatwaves, droughts and floods this year, but warned that the long-term warming caused by burning fossil fuels remains the main ...