{"id":109269,"date":"2026-11-12T19:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T19:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/what-to-know-as-super-el-nino-conditions-take-shape\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T19:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T19:09:29","slug":"what-to-know-as-super-el-nino-conditions-take-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/what-to-know-as-super-el-nino-conditions-take-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know as &#8220;super El Ni\u00f1o&#8221; conditions take shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/el-nino\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">El Ni\u00f1o<\/a> has become especially powerful this year, with &#8220;super El Ni\u00f1o&#8221; conditions now officially taking shape.<\/p>\n<p>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s Climate Prediction Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/analysis_monitoring\/enso_advisory\/ensodisc.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> Thursday that the phenomenon, which affects weather and climate around the world, has intensified and continues to strengthen. Its effects through next spring may even be considered historic, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s everything to know about El Ni\u00f1o:<\/p>\n<h2>What is El Ni\u00f1o?<\/h2>\n<p>El Ni\u00f1o is a climate pattern defined by warming waters in a specific region of the Pacific Ocean near the equator. It occurs every two to seven years and usually lasts between nine and 12 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When El Ni\u00f1o is active, a large portion of the world gets warmer, too. In September, researchers at the University of Chicago predicted that an estimated <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-nino-451000-more-heat-deaths-report-map-areas-at-risk\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">451,000 more people would die<\/a><\/span> worldwide during this year&#8217;s El Ni\u00f1o, compared with a typical year, because of excessive heat exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The impacts of El Ni\u00f1o vary in different parts of the world, adjusting hurricane frequencies, altering sea levels, and at times triggering <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/supersized-el-nino-weather-extreme-heat-drought-floods\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">mass flooding or severe drought<\/a><\/span>\u00a0as well as seasonal snowfall amounts that depart from historical averages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/0ace111d-7600-407e-a11e-ec05db37b105\/thumbnail\/620x349\/bceb225f1d6d9dd6114713f23530c002\/el-nino-winter.png#\" alt=\"el-nino-winter.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/0ace111d-7600-407e-a11e-ec05db37b105\/thumbnail\/620x349\/bceb225f1d6d9dd6114713f23530c002\/el-nino-winter.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This graphic illustrates El Ni\u00f1o&#8217;s impact on winter weather in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fishing and agricultural industries often feel tangible consequences of those changes, as do utilities that depend on rainfall and wind to generate power.<\/p>\n<h2>A &#8220;super&#8221; El Ni\u00f1o<\/h2>\n<p>Hype has swirled around the phrase &#8220;super&#8221; El Ni\u00f1o, which describes an El Ni\u00f1o climate pattern that is particularly strong and impactful. It isn&#8217;t an official term, though, and neither NOAA nor the World Meteorological Organization recognizes it. Instead, both agencies categorize this year&#8217;s El Ni\u00f1o as &#8220;very strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NOAA determines that an El Ni\u00f1o event is taking place when El Ni\u00f1o conditions are detected in the tropical Pacific for at least a three-month period, five times in a row. If sea surface temperatures in that region rise 0.5 degrees Celsius, or more, above average, an El Ni\u00f1o event is declared.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/122e6168-e6f1-4642-84f2-007ce82b6ccc\/thumbnail\/620x349\/a610aeec092acfd36023df0dcba91abd\/el-nino-tracking.png#\" alt=\"el-nino-tracking.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/122e6168-e6f1-4642-84f2-007ce82b6ccc\/thumbnail\/620x349\/a610aeec092acfd36023df0dcba91abd\/el-nino-tracking.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A deepening El Ni\u00f1o has caused sea surface temperatures in a specific part of the tropical Pacific Ocean to steadily climb this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As of Nov. 12, sea surface temperature anomalies topped 4 degrees Celsius as El Ni\u00f1o strengthened and its conditions continued to spread, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/analysis_monitoring\/enso_advisory\/ensodisc.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to NOAA&#8217;s Climate Prediction Center. If temperatures rise to 2 degrees or more above average for five three-month periods in a row, the event will be considered a &#8220;very strong&#8221; El Ni\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<h2>El Ni\u00f1o&#8217;s impact on North America<\/h2>\n<p>Due to the warmer climate, the southern portion of North America tends to experience wetter conditions during an El Ni\u00f1o event, as more frequent storms move in from the Pacific Ocean.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the northern portion of the continent is likely to see milder weather, with less precipitation through the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., southern states should prepare for a stormier winter than usual. According to NOAA&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/winter-snow-rain-drought-stricken-states-noaa-forecast\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">winter outlook<\/a><\/span>, those areas have higher chances of receiving precipitation in the form of rain or snow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>El Ni\u00f1o&#8217;s impact worldwide<\/h2>\n<p>The northern portion of South America and central Africa are typically drier through the winter months during El Ni\u00f1o, while Australia and southern Asia also tend to experience drier conditions with less shower and storm activity. Drought risks are elevated in areas where drier weather is expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wetter conditions will materialize in certain regions, including eastern Asia and the southern portion of South America, both of which are forecast to receive more precipitation as a result of El Ni\u00f1o. Moisture could potentially help improve drought conditions in some of those areas, but it also carries risks for severe flooding.<\/p>\n<p>El Ni\u00f1o&#8217;s contrasting impacts on Central and South America have raised concerns this year, as a mix of drought and record precipitation <a href=\"https:\/\/joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu\/jrc-news-and-updates\/exceptional-el-nino-and-high-fuel-and-energy-costs-continue-be-main-risk-factors-agricultural-2026-11-10_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devastated agriculture<\/a> and prompted multiple countries to declare national emergencies.<\/p>\n<h2>How El Ni\u00f1o affects hurricanes<\/h2>\n<p>How El Ni\u00f1o affected <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-nino-2026-hurricane-season-atlantic-pacific\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">hurricane seasons<\/a><\/span> in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans this year was one of the more obvious examples of its influence. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the Atlantic, an El Ni\u00f1o tends to create conditions that hamper the development of tropical storms, while the opposite set of conditions encourages their formation in the Pacific. It played a key role in the Atlantic basin&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/atlantic-hurricane-season-record-low-el-nino\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">record-low<\/a><\/span> tropical storm and hurricane activity this year, and, at the same time, contributed to the Pacific season&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pacific-hurricane-record-big-long-lasting-storms-el-nino\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">record intensity<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Meteorologists watch for movement of Saharan dust in the atmosphere off the coast of western Africa to predict tropical activity in the Atlantic basin. When an El Ni\u00f1o climate is present, drier conditions enhance Saharan dust, which decreases the potential for tropical activity.<\/p>\n<p>In the Pacific, warmer waters caused by El Ni\u00f1o help create the ideal fuel for storm systems to erupt and become tropical storms or hurricanes. In the Western Pacific, where tropical cyclones are referred to as typhoons, these systems are more likely to become hazardous &#8220;super typhoons&#8221; during El Ni\u00f1o, at times bringing catastrophic impacts to parts of eastern Asia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/22d437bf-5d36-4ad0-abf9-6a70b7501afb\/thumbnail\/620x349\/fe36f3689435ec91c2f4ccc8318fa80a\/el-nino.png#\" alt=\"el-nino.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/22d437bf-5d36-4ad0-abf9-6a70b7501afb\/thumbnail\/620x349\/fe36f3689435ec91c2f4ccc8318fa80a\/el-nino.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">El Ni\u00f1o has opposite effects on the Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, decreasing tropical activity in one and ramping it up in the other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Weather agencies have tracked 32 typhoons so far in 2026. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/super-typhoon-sinlaku-remote-us-islands-pacific\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Super Typhoon Sinlaku<\/a><\/span> in April and Super Typhoon Champi in October tied as the strongest typhoons of the year in the Western Pacific, both reaching <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hurricane-categories-what-the-ratings-scale-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Category 5<\/a><\/span>-equivalent strength with sustained winds of up to 185 mph.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern Pacific has seen 21 named tropical systems this year. Some brought large waves to the West Coast of the U.S., eroding luxury beaches. In the Central Pacific, Hawaii has seen five named tropical systems make close passes, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds and flash flooding.<\/p>\n<p>El Ni\u00f1o&#8217;s strength often dictates how dramatically it impacts global weather. This year&#8217;s is among the strongest on record, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/analysis_monitoring\/enso_advisory\/ensodisc.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has predicted<\/a> that it will most likely stick around through March. That means there are still months of potential repercussions ahead.<\/p>\n<p>El Ni\u00f1o events are becoming stronger and longer over time, with scientists linking the current conditions to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/climate-change-earth-limits-2026-research\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">this year&#8217;s record heat<\/a><\/span>. Some recent El Ni\u00f1o events happened from 2023 to 2024, 2018 to 2019, 2014 to 2016, 2009 to 2010, and 2004 to 2005. 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