# UN agency forecasts El Niño to strengthen through December

https://mins.news/en/item/94968

- CGTN, 2026-10-08 14:43 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-08/UN-forecasts-stronger-El-Ni-o-conditions-through-December-1R52csPwhFu/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The World Meteorological Organization expects El Niño to intensify before peaking in December and says it could be among the strongest since at least 1950. It may bring above-average temperatures and shift rainfall patterns across much of the world, increasing drought and flood risks; drought has already harmed crops and wildlife in parts of Central America.

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