The year 2026 is witnessing the intensification of a Super El Niño, a phenomenon that meteorologists warn could push summer temperatures to record-breaking extremes across South Asia and beyond, triggering extreme heat waves. Unlike ordinary El Niño years, a Super El Niño can supercharge the atmosphere with excess heat, triggering prolonged heatwaves, erratic monsoons, and dangerously high humidity levels that can overwhelm the human body within hours. Climate change and glob

A rare Super El Niño may occur in 2026, potentially breaking global temperature records and altering weather patterns globally. The warm and cool stages of a natural climatic pattern that occur throughout the tropical Pacific are known as El Niño and La Niña, respectively. A typical El Niño is defined as an anomaly above +0.5°C for five consecutive months. Above +1.5°C is a "strong" event. At +2.0°C or above, the event earns the informal title of "Super El Niño".