# Super El Niño strengthens to ‘unprecedented levels’ as measures hit records

https://mins.news/en/item/97894

- BBC News, 2026-10-13 11:18 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cmlye0d7q7zno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> El Niño has intensified to what some scientists call unprecedented levels weeks before its expected December peak. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says weekly average sea-surface temperatures in the central Pacific have reached a record, while unusual warmth now extends beyond the region typically monitored.

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