# Super El Niño: Record weather event could make 2027 the hottest year ever

https://mins.news/en/video/28755

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-21 18:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzOlZRKUdA4

> A powerful El Niño is developing and meteorologists warn it could be the strongest in living memory. It has already been linked to drought around the Panama Canal, flooding in Chile and wildfires in Indonesia. With climate change keeping global temperatures high, the combination could make 2027 the hottest year on record.

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