# UN climate agency warns El Niño will be ‘very strong’ and last until February

https://mins.news/en/video/43826

- euronews, 2026-09-03 13:35 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh6O-J6ZPx8

> The UN climate agency warns that El Niño is likely to be very strong and continue until February. The phenomenon usually peaks late in the year, but ocean heat is released into the atmosphere more slowly, raising global temperatures the following year.

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