UK forecasts 'biggest' El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year

Phys.org Friday 21 August 2026, 18:20 UTC 1 min read

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This year's El Niño weather pattern will be the biggest in more than a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain's national weather agency predicted Friday.

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