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- Governor Gavin Newsom declared a California state of emergency for the “Godzilla” El Niño.
- Equatorial Pacific sea surface temperatures have already topped any previous El Niño record.
- Experts project 451,000 extra deaths from extreme heat between June 2026 and February 2027.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the El Niño is supersized and uncharted.
- The United Kingdom pledged up to £15 million (€17 million) for vulnerable nations’ El Niño preparedness.