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- World Meteorological Organization forecasts El Niño will intensify into a very strong event through early 2027.
- WMO says ~100% likelihood El Niño will persist through February 2027.
- U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned the supersized El Niño will cause heat, drought, flooding worldwide.
- WHO launched a campaign with weather agencies to improve forecasts and early-warning systems.
- Climate Prediction Center projects above-normal temperatures in the eastern Carolinas this fall.
