# El Niño ‘wrecking ball’ could drive record Pacific temperature rise, UN says

https://mins.news/en/item/109763

- Reuters, 2026-10-21 16:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/el-nio-could-be-strongest-40-years-un-weather-agency-chief-says-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad8e1a9ab53aa0001d9c0d5

> UN officials said on Wednesday that El Niño could push Pacific ocean temperatures to a record rise as the weather pattern sweeps around the globe like a “wrecking ball,” bringing floods and droughts.

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