# UK forecasts ‘biggest’ El Niño in over a century, potentially making 2027 hottest year

https://mins.news/en/item/29047

- CGTN, 2026-08-22 02:48 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-22/UK-forecasts-biggest-El-Nino-will-smash-records-spark-hottest-year-1POfuH0YOA0/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Britain’s Met Office predicts this year’s El Niño could be the strongest in more than a century and push 2027 to a global heat record. Pacific waters may exceed 3°C above normal, bringing severe drought to parts of South America and the West Pacific, while increasing autumn rain and storms in the UK.

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