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Super El Nino: is 2026 an 'extremely destructive' prelude? Next year might be worse

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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 Thunderstorm warning where I am, hopefully it won't start too many fires. I worry about the next generation. -3.0
8d ago 1:45p/ So far only a few winning Wattery tickets being handed out, but increased coverage is possible over the next several hours. Not expecting any severe weather, but the usual heavy rain, lightn… -1.0
8d ago I find it vexing the number of people at work that hand clean all there dishes in the breakroom. Running the water the whole time. We are in stage 2 drought. Learn to use the dishwasher right next … -2.5
8d ago Actually we‘re living under permanent severe weather warning. Each day there’s another hailstorm somewhere nearby. My mother has inherited an orchard from her late father with apple and plum trees.… -6.5
8d ago Heads up, Florida: National Hurricane Center Monitors Potential Tropical Development Near Florida, Atlantic Coast Early Next Week #Florida -2.0
8d ago So a second heatwave hit this week. It stopped this afternoon with a THUNDERSTORM. This thunderstorm is gonna be happening on and off for the next 5 days. I'm terrified of thunders. -1.5
8d ago Gulf Coast tropical development now up to 30% over the next 7 days. Already, we have a nice MCV or low-pressure system that formed from a thunderstorm complex, and now it lingers over those warm wa… -2.0
8d ago UK Weather Maps Show New 36C Heatwave Next Week with 16 Counties at 35C or More -3.0
8d ago “So next time someone tells you Canada’s fires can be solved by raking the forests, you can point out that the thing filling their sky with smoke is a lightning-struck, drought-primed boreal forest… -2.5
8d ago All this flooding has Canyon Lake nearing full by the end of this weekend. Maybe even today. I got a new tanning float. It's about to be a party the next clear day I have off. +3.5
8d ago "So next time someone tells you Canada’s fires can be solved by raking the forests, you can point out that the thing filling their sky with smoke is a lightning-struck, drought-primed boreal forest… -2.5
8d ago “The next time your community is hit by a heatwave or flash flood, lay some blame with Big Oil. This report is yet another sign that we need to break away from this dangerous, polluting industry." … -4.0
8d ago "The weatherman also told me there as a tornado watch, and they're not going to make me stand out in the rain watching tornadoes! Especially when Fox News is telling us to watch their next segment … -4.0
8d ago UK heatwave to end this weekend before temperatures set to soar again next week https://www.europesays.com/britain/85041/ Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to clima… -1.0
8d ago Sadly this all happened right as the insane heat wave was hitting ireland and the rest of Europe So they might be a write off but I shall plant more flowers again and have beautiful flowers again … -1.0
8d ago "So next time someone tells you Canada’s fires can be solved by raking the forests, you can point out that the thing filling their sky with smoke is a lightning-struck, drought-primed boreal forest… -4.0
8d ago In this issue: 🔥 Europe and North America experienced wildfires fuelled by extreme heat. 🌡️ More than 1,000 UK heat deaths have been attributed to climate change. 📆 Key dates for next week and pic… -5.0
8d ago Oop, Amtrak is changing the train schedules for next week due to heat wave, which means I have to leave a day earlier than planned. Which is mostly fine but DOES mean I now have to catch up on laun… -3.5
8d ago Europe Ready For Next Heatwave? Scientists Warn Of "Limits To Adaptation" As Heat Kills 14K youtu.be/wLy3jmj95Lo?... -8.5
8d ago When fossil fuel burning enhances a thunderstorm, you get a 1,000 year flood. When fossil fuel burning enhances El Niño, you get this first. But then comes the storm track late this year into early… -6.0
8d ago Canadian here - I am going to demand sanctions the next time the USA lets one of their devastating hurricanes or tornado-producing storms into Canada. 🤦‍♀️🙄😡 How dare they ruin my picnic? -4.0
8d ago NDOT Camera last evening (Seward, NE) with a rainbow as a localized thunderstorm moved across the area. Airport total 0.55", NE Lincoln 0.99", nothing in far SE Lincoln. Yesterday's high was 91°F, … +0.5
8d ago "UK heatwave to end this weekend before temperatures set to soar again next week" Despite the cooldown, temperatures will still be higher than average over weekend before climbing back up again ne… -2.0

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