# How ‘Super El Niño’ helps bake the planet

https://mins.news/en/video/21442

- DW News, 2026-08-13 16:05 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX1JDtJLQhg

> This year’s “Super El Niño” conditions in the Pacific have intensified wildfires, storms and heat waves across Europe, North America and elsewhere. Climate scientist Zack Labe examines whether warmer ocean temperatures could make this the hottest year on record or add another deadly mark to global warming’s toll.

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