UN Warns Intensifying El Niño Is 'Adding Fuel to a Planet Already on Fire' as Global Temperature Records Shatter
United Nations officials and climate scientists warn that a rapidly intensifying El Niño has reached record-level strength in its early stages, with a key equatorial Pacific monitoring zone logging its highest sea surface temperatures for 15 consecutive weeks. Speaking in New York and Geneva, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the phenomenon is driving unprecedented heat domes, droughts and wildfires across multiple continents. Researchers report this El Niño is developing faster and stronger than past events, and models suggest escalating impacts on power grids, agriculture and public health through at least 2027.
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United Nations press conference and World Meteorological Organization briefing on July 31, 2026. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1168059
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