BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record asresearch points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months
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Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent3 Sept 2026, 03:00 pmUpdated 3h ago1 min readWorldWorld
World — Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months
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The growing El Niño weather phenomenon to Australia’s east is already breaking heat records, with forecasts showing it will likely easily surpass previous events, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, as seperate research suggested climate change had greatly shortened the odds of the event hitting record extremes.
On Thursday the UN’s weather agency said the event in the Pacific was continuing to strengthen and would probably persist until early 2027, warning it had the “potential to deliver a massive blow to communities and economies across the world”.
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Source: The Guardian · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent. Published 3 Sept 2026, 03:00 pm.
