Super El Niño Surges to Record Strength as Forecasts Hit Historic Territory

Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead Winter

The 2026 Super El Niño is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, with new data showing record westerly wind anomalies and a powerful Kelvin wave driving ocean warming. Forecasts now project peak anomalies exceeding +3°C, potentially making it the strongest event on record. The atmosphere is already responding, and impacts on the US, Canada, and Europe are expected to be significant this fall and winter.