Super El Nino: Why 3 degrees of Pacific warming rattles global weather

China Global Television Network (CGTN) - Oct 16, 2026

The equatorial Pacific has been warming since September and could become the strongest El Nino on record. Here's why a slightly warmer ocean can rattle weather worldwide.

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