# El Niño to intensify further and peak in December, UN warns

https://mins.news/en/item/91149

- France 24, 2026-10-08 09:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261008-el-nino-to-intensify-with-peak-in-december-un-warns

> The United Nations said Thursday that El Niño will strengthen further before peaking in December, and could be among the strongest recorded since at least 1950. The UN weather and climate agency said the natural phenomenon will raise temperatures across much of the planet, compounding human-driven climate change.

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