# China likely to have a warmer winter amid record-strength El Niño

https://mins.news/en/item/94320

- China News Service, 2026-10-10 08:56 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-10-10/detail-ihfkxmcz6615485.shtml

> China may have a warmer winter as the ongoing El Niño is expected to become the strongest on record, an expert with the Chinese Meteorological Service Association said. Association president Xu Xiaofeng warned it could trigger rapid shifts between drought and flooding, with impacts expected to grow next spring and summer.

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