meteorology

‘Super El Niño’ surges past records, threatening global weather upheaval

The Pacific Ocean is brewing what forecasters and climate scientists increasingly believe will be the most powerful El Niño event in modern history, with projections pointing to a peak that could far exceed any previously recorded episode and reshape weather…

2026 El Niño surpasses prior records as forecasts reach historic territory

A rapidly intensifying El Niño is accelerating toward what could become the strongest event in the modern record, with new ocean data showing the 2026 event has already surpassed the pace of the last Super El Niño in 2015-16. The…

NOAA expands scale limit as Super El Niño nears record strength

The 2026–2027 El Niño is accelerating toward historic intensity, with the latest data showing sea surface temperature anomalies in the key Niño 3.4 monitoring region reaching +1.8°C — just 0.2°C below the +2°C threshold that defines a "very strong" event.…

Google DeepMind open-sources AI model that adds extra day to cyclone warnings

Google DeepMind Alphabet Inc. published research in Nature on Thursday showing that its WeatherNext AI model has achieved state-of-the-art accuracy in predicting tropical cyclones, effectively giving forecasters an extra day of warning. The company is simultaneously open-sourcing the model to…

Australia forecasts El Niño could be strongest since 1950

The 2026–2027 El Niño is on track to become the strongest ever recorded, with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology reporting that July's Southern Oscillation Index plunged to -29.1 — far below the -7 threshold that typically signals El Niño conditions.…

Potentially record-setting El Niño raises odds 2026 becomes hottest year

A rapidly strengthening El Niño in the tropical Pacific is on track to become the most powerful such event observed since at least 1950, with scientists warning it could push 2026 and 2027 to record-setting global temperatures atop an already…

Caltech-Google study finds low clouds accelerate warming

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology and Google Alphabet Inc. have published findings showing that low-level clouds over the tropical Pacific are thinning in response to rising carbon dioxide concentrations and warming sea surface temperatures, creating a feedback loop…

NOAA says El Nino could rank among strongest on record

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center released its latest monthly update on Thursday, warning that a rapidly intensifying El Niño is increasingly likely to rank among the most powerful events since modern record-keeping began in 1950. The agency now places an 81%…

CERN study finds plankton produce far more cloud seeds than models predicted

For nearly 50 years, scientists have suspected that microscopic marine plankton play a role in cloud formation over Earth's oceans. Now, a new experiment has confirmed their influence is far greater than anyone anticipated — potentially reshaping how climate models…

Scientists say jet stream block, not El Nino, drives Europe’s deadly heatwave

As a deadly heatwave continues to grip Western Europe, with temperatures soaring more than 18°C above seasonal norms and at least 50 fatalities reported in France alone, climate scientists are pushing back against media narratives linking the extreme heat to…