NOAA: 81% chance 2026 El Niño will become 'very strong'
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says this year’s El Niño — a natural warming of the equatorial Pacific that alters global weather patterns — has an 81% chance of reaching very strong intensity.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said earlier this month this year’s El Nino, which is a natural warming of the equatorial Pacific that alters weather patterns across the globe, has an 81 percent chance of becoming “very strong.”