ScienceWhat a record-breaking El Niño could mean for the world

This year’s El Niño is expected to be the strongest ever recorded, threatening extreme weather worldwide and potentially making 2027 the hottest year by a wide margin. The UK Met Office’s long-range forecasting chief called it the most “intense” El Niño in more than a century. Experts say, combined with human-caused warming, it could preview late-2030s heat.