# ‘The strongest El Niño in living memory’ could unleash century-scale extreme weather

https://mins.news/en/video/29023

- DW News, 2026-08-22 02:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcl5Mn373Oc

> The UK's Met Office warns that this year's El Niño could trigger extreme weather unprecedented in a century, potentially bringing record global temperatures in 2027 and numerous natural disasters. DW's Sarah Kelly discusses the phenomenon with Royal Meteorological Society chief executive Liz Bentley, who also leads the European Meteorological Society.

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