@ourblueplanet0: The ocean off Peru and Ecuador was almost 4 °C (about 7 °F) warmer than normal in early October. NOAA now expects a strong to very strong El Niño that lasts into March 2027. It could become the strongest since records began in 1950. Events that strong are often called a Super El Niño. Normally, the trade winds push warm surface water west toward Indonesia and Australia. When they weaken, the heat sloshes back east and weather patterns shift around the world. The great famine from 1876 to 1878 shows how bad it can get. An extreme El Niño helped drive it, and estimates range from 19 to 50 million deaths. The ocean also releases a lot of that heat into the air. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), this El Niño raises the chance that 2027 becomes the warmest year on record. #ElNino #Climate #Weather #PacificOcean #ClimateChange Sources: NOAA Climate Prediction Center, ENSO Diagnostic Discussion (October 8, 2026); WMO, quoted in Climate Home News (May 28, 2026); Wikipedia, "Great Famine of 1876–1878" (citing New Scientist)

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