# El Niño pushes Pacific temperature to record as pattern intensifies

https://mins.news/en/item/95778

- France 24, 2026-10-12 02:12 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20261012-el-nino-pacific-temperature-record-weather

> An intensifying El Niño lifted sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring area to a record 29.70°C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday. Forecasters expect the pattern, which heightens drought and flood risks and worsens global warming, to be the strongest on record this year.

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