Published Aug 21, 2026, 12:30 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source
El Niño to cause diverse extreme weather globally, mirroring 2015-16 severity
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The strong El Niño phenomenon is expected to lead to diverse extreme weather impacts worldwide, including dry and hot conditions in Australia and Asia, floods in the western US and Peru, and wet, stormy autumns and winters in the UK and Europe, potentially mirroring or exceeding the severity of the 2015-16 El Niño that brought Storm Desmond.