#el-nino

#el-nino

The WMO also said that predicted average temperatures in the central tropical Pacific pointed towards El Nino conditions, particularly in 2027 and 2028. "There is an El Nino predicted for the end of 2026, which increases the chances of the following year, 2027, being the next record-breaking year," said Leon Hermanson, lead author of the WMO's Global Annual-to-Decadal Update. El Nino is a climate phenomenon characterized by warmer sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean near the equator, creating disruptive effects on global weather patterns

We probably won't have as many number of storms as previous years. However, some storms get lucky. We see outliers all the time, especially with hurricanes. So I believe Floridians, we need to get prepared.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center dropped its latest long-lead seasonal outlook on May 21, and yes, forecasting seven-plus months ahead is more art than science. Take it with the appropriate pinch of salt. That said, El Niño is knocking on the door, the signal is unusually strong for this time of year, and if you're the kind of person who likes to plan your season around something more than a hunch, the El Niño 2026-27 ski forecast is already shaping up to be one worth following.

Called a Kelvin wave, scientists have identified a massive pool of warm water in the Pacific carrying temperatures up to 13.5 degrees Fahrenheit above average in similar parts of the ocean. As the Wall Street Journal notes, that's a major heat wave as far as the ocean is concerned, as deep water temperature patterns take much longer to shift than they would on land.

Where this ocean surface warming exceeds 2°C (3.6°F), the event is often referred to as a 'super El Niño'. Now, the Copernicus Climate Change Service has revealed that April 2026 saw the second highest sea surface temperatures on record. Measurements last month show that the daily average over the extra-polar regions inched toward the record values seen in 2024. According to the experts, this suggests super El Niño conditions could be here in the 'coming months'.

"Blooms of these jellyfish-type animals tend to show up along California beaches in the spring as coastal winds blow their tiny 'sails' directly onto the sand."

"Every year about this time, females are coming back from their open ocean migrations to give birth somewhere in Southern California, and then those baby white sharks show up at our beaches. What made this year unusual is that we started seeing newborns in February, which is really early. Normally, it starts in April and peaks in July."

The crowd atop the Hermosa Beach Pier watched with bated breath as a local fisherman, stripped down to his underwear and armed with only a pair of scissors, waded into the water in an attempt to free a juvenile great white shark.

Last summer's Club World Cup made clear the difficulties of playing football at some of the hottest times of day in some of the United States' toastier, sweatier climates. Substitutes had to stay inside in their air-conditioned dressing rooms at some games, while others were delayed due to extreme weather.