El Niño now strongest on record, Japan weather agency says
The El Niño phenomenon has strengthened to its strongest on record since September, Japan's weather bureau said on Friday, adding that there was a 100% chance the conditions will continue into the Northern hemisphere winter.
Kiyoshi Takenaka
Reuters
9 October 2026 at 14:15:22
Pelicans gather on the shore of a fishing port in Chorrillos, as environmental groups warn that El Nino-driven warming of Pacific waters and shifts in marine ecosystems are reducing the availability of fish for seabirds along Peru's coast, in Lima, Peru, September 27, 2026.
Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters
TOKYO - The El Niño phenomenon has strengthened to its strongest on record since September, Japan's weather bureau said on Friday, adding that there was a 100% chance the conditions will continue into the Northern hemisphere winter.
The sea surface temperature anomaly in the El Niño monitoring region was plus 4.0 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in September, the highest since records began in 1949, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
- Kiyoshi Takenaka, Editing by Chang-Ran Kim/Retuers
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