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U.S. authorities say El Niño has officially begun
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First reported by Mako · Jun 11, 2026
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U.S. authorities said El Niño has officially begun after a months-long rise in Pacific sea-surface temperatures. NOAA and other experts warn the event could be unusually strong, bringing extreme weather, higher global temperatures, and economic and food-supply impacts.
- 01NOAA officially declared El Niño began on Thursday after months of monitoring.
- 02The agency sees a 63% chance of a rare “super El Niño.”
- 03Experts warn of heat waves, floods, droughts, and higher global temperatures.
- 04The event could affect tens of millions and damage the global economy.
- 05The last El Niño was in 2024, the hottest year on record.
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