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2026 Super El Nino forecast: Is a powerful climate event expected? Here's what experts say

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
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8d ago Latin American governments prepare for El Nino as drought, floods and heat loom. Governments are mobilizing firefighters, activating contingency plans and preparing water, energy and transportatio… ×2 +1.5
8d ago This is before the impact of the drought in the US, the poor monsoon in South Asia, and the forthcoming onset of El Nino is factored in. Get ready for a rough ride -4.0
8d ago First time I lived under a pall of wildfire smoke was 1997 in Southeast Asia. For months. An El Nino drought + rapacious destruction of forests on Borneo and Sumatra led to wildfires that blanketed… -5.0
9d ago 🚨 A crisis is building 🚨 Drought (made worse by El Nino), conflict, Ebola and rising food prices are converging in the Greater Horn of Africa, raising fears of a major humanitarian crisis. theco… -6.0
9d ago No, it does not show extreme heat. It shows a +1.25 degree positive anomaly in the Nino 3.4 region that is exceptional only in that it is happening earlier than it did in the other recent El Ninos.… +1.5
9d ago Worst heat wave + El Nino in 150 years, cataclysmic wildfire outbreaks, data center overbuilds creating massive new price spikes and reliability risks, GHG emissions still growing. If only there w… -6.0
9d ago This worries me: "By mid-2026, weather forecasts were signalling that the world was heading towards a severe El Niño... For southern Africa, it typically presents drought..." theconversation.com/w… -3.0
8d ago my manager explained in a meeting that I had stayed home majority of last week because of flash flooding and our boss in all of their infinite wisdom said “those weren’t here they were around west … -4.0
8d ago [Delayed Report] 6 E Trial Lk [Summit Co, UT] Public reports Flash Flood at 16 Jul, 5:00 PM MDT -- Video received via social media of muddy flows at Bald Mountain Pass. 1.81 inches... at Fri, 17 Ju… -3.5
8d ago JAN issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BOLIVAR COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM CDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:58:58 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.0
8d ago Ominous sky! Thunderstorm about to hit here! #StormClouds #Nature #photography #FromTheTrain #Travel +2.5
8d ago Weather Prediction Center issues Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion #755 concerning HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING LIKELY at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:53:32 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. ×4 -6.0
8d ago IWX issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LA PORTE COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM CDT [wind: 30 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Northern La Porte [IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:50:16 +0000 via IEMbot… -2.0
8d ago JKL issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHWESTERN BATH COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:56:10 +0000 via IEMbot Addit… -3.5
8d ago AKQ issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON AND SOUTHWESTERN HERTFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:00:29 +0000 via IEM… -3.5
8d ago PSR extends time of Flash Flood Warning [flash flood: radar indicated, flash flood damage threat: considerable] for Gila [AZ] till Jul 17, 2:15 PM MST at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:00:22 +0000 via IEMbot… -4.5
8d ago ILM issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL FLORENCE AND NORTHERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:59:04 +0000 via IEMbo… -2.0
8d ago MRX issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND WESTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:51:01 +0000 via IEMbot Additional D… -3.5
8d ago BMX issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM CDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:56:12 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.5
8d ago JAX issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:04:38 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.0
8d ago FFC issues A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Cherokee and north central Fulton Counties through 330 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Cherokee, North F... at Fri, 17 Ju… -1.0
8d ago SJT continues Flash Flood Emergency [flash flood: observed, flash flood damage threat: catastrophic] for Crockett [TX] till 2:15 PM CDT At 137 PM CDT, emergency management reported... at Fri, 17 Ju… -7.5
8d ago PIH issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CARIBOU [wind: 45 MPH, hail: 0.75 IN] for Blackfoot Mountains, Marsh and Arbon Highlands [ID] till 1:30 PM MDT at Fri, 1... at Fri, 17 Ju… -3.0
8d ago JAN issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BOLIVAR COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM CDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:35:35 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0
8d ago JKL issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL OWSLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:44:46 +0000 via IEMbot A… -3.0
8d ago ILN issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MASON [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Mason [KY] and Adams, Brown [OH] till 3:15 PM EDT at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:43:26 +0000 via I… -1.0
8d ago [Delayed Report] 11 W Huachuca City [Santa Cruz Co, AZ] Trained Spotter reports Flash Flood at 16 Jul, 4:00 PM MST -- [Delayed report] 4 to 6 inches of water flowing across roadway... at Fri, 17 Ju… -4.5
8d ago ILM issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROBESON AND CENTRAL DILLON COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:30:46 +0000 via IEMbot Additi… -1.0
8d ago CAE issues A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Calhoun, central Lexington and central Richland Counties through 330 PM EDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at ... at Fri, 17 Ju… -3.0
8d ago A local with a maple farm lost everything, it was a pile of twisted branches and blue tubing. We lost the front of the house, but most of folks here had it worse. It's taking 40 feet of marsh every… -8.0

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T3 2026 Super El Nino forecast: Is a powerful climate event expected? Here's what experts say weather_forecast indiatimes.com uncertain, consequential, watchful
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