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Record ‘Super’ El Niño Looms, Threatening Heat Waves, Food Prices

7/7/2026

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Scientists warn the developing El Niño could become a record-breaking “Super” event, the strongest since 1950.
The World Meteorological Organization predicts rapid El Niño intensification from July through September, raising global heat-wave and marine-heat-wave risks.
Forecasters expect above-normal rain in the southern United States, hotter-drier Plains, and uncertain West moisture.
The United Nations agency warns the El Niño could cut rice yields in India and Asia, driving food-price inflation and humanitarian aid.

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Scientists warn the developing El Niño could become a record-breaking “Super” event, the strongest since 1950.
The World Meteorological Organization predicts rapid El Niño intensification from July through September, raising global heat-wave and marine-heat-wave risks.
Forecasters expect above-normal rain in the southern United States, hotter-drier Plains, and uncertain West moisture.
The United Nations agency warns the El Niño could cut rice yields in India and Asia, driving food-price inflation and humanitarian aid.