# What a record-breaking El Niño could mean for the world

https://mins.news/en/video/28495

- France 24 English, 2026-08-21 14:28 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byOYljzrVGQ

> 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.

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