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Monday, 26 October 2026
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15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 AH
An 'off-the-charts' El Niño is set to trigger extreme weather, global economic shocks, and humanitarian crises, according to UN warnings. This natural phenomenon, amplified by climate change, threatens to push 50 million people into severe hunger.
The United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have issued an urgent warning regarding an exceptionally powerful El Niño event projected to peak between November 2026 and January 2027. This phenomenon is predicted to drive tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures up to 3.8 degrees Celsius above average, an unprecedented level that would eclipse all previous records. Such an 'off-the-charts' El Niño is expected to unleash extreme heat, droughts, and floods across the globe, with UN Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher cautioning that it could spark a global economic crisis, further conflict, and mass displacement, pushing an estimated 50 million people into increased hunger.
The impending El Niño event lays bare the intricate and often brutal mechanics of global power, where natural phenomena intersect with human-made vulnerabilities. While El Niño is a recurring natural climate pattern, its projected
Source referenced: CGTN
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