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Once-in-a-century 'super' El Niño in the cards as ocean temperatures reach near record highs in AprilClimate scientists have revealed that last month's sea surface temperatures were the second-warmest for any April on record, reflecting the emergence of El Niño.
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'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter recordsINTERVIEW Nathaniel Johnson, a member of NOAA's El Niño forecasting team, says that this year's transition to El Niño could be the fastest on record.
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El Niño could be here by May, new forecast reveals — here's what it means for summer weatherThe climate event is poised to supercharge weather extremes and push global temperatures to new highs.
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Live Science Today: Super El Niño looms and Starlink hits 10,000 satellites in orbitDaily Roundup Tuesday, March 17, 2026: Your daily shot of the biggest science stories making headlines.
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'Super El Niño' could push global temperatures to unprecedented highs, forecasters sayA "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña is about to finish.
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Critical moment when El Niño started to erode Russia's Arctic sea ice discoveredScientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified.
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Forecasters predict La Niña conditions this fall: What to expectNOAA forecasts suggest we could experience La Niña conditions in the fall and early winter. However, this potential La Niña spell is unlikely to break records.
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96% of oceans worldwide experienced extreme heatwaves in 2023, new study findsThe extreme marine heatwaves of 2023 may signal a tipping point for Earth's climate, a new study suggests.
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La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weatherScientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña patterns?
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