El Nino could push temperatures higher, UN warns

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Jun 02, 2026 · 574 words · By Mark Hallam

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El Nino could push temperatures higher, UN warns June 2, 2026According to an update issued Tuesday, the UN weather agency, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) projects an 80% likelihood of an El Nino event between June and August.

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El Nino is a periodic warming of sea temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts nine to 12 months, according to the WMO.

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The weather pattern can lead to increased temperatures worldwide, increasing rainfall to some parts of the world and prompting droughts in others, while also spurring hurricane formation in the central and eastern Pacific.

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Claim 1: “the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) projects an 80% likelihood of an El Nino event between June and August.”

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Multiple independent web sources (Inside Ecology, Facebook/News report) explicitly state that the WMO indicates an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–2024 El Niño was regarded as the fifth-most powerful El Niño–Southern Oscillation event in recorded history, resulting in widespread droughts, flooding and other natural disasters across the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–2024_El_Niño_event

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Effects of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation in Australia are present across most of Australia, particularly the north and the east, and are one of the main climate drivers of the country. Associated w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_the_El_Niño–Souther…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_of_2026

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Claim 2: “It also coincides with typically high temperatures in parts of Asia like India and China.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the history and geography of India, with no mention of specific temperatures in June 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — After India's independence on August 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru became prime minister of the Dominion of India, an office he held until January 26, 1950, when India became a republic; Nehru remained t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India

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web search NEUTRAL — The Oxford English Dictionary (third edition - 2009) says that the name "India" comes from the Classical Latin name India. It was originally used for the Indian subcontinent and the areas to its east.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/India

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web search NEUTRAL — Policies of company rule in India led to the Indian Rebellion of 1857. India was afterwards ruled directly by the British Crown, in the British Raj. After World War I, a nationwide struggle for indepe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India

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Claim 3: “The WMO said that for June to August, forecasts project "a nearly universal dominance of above normal temperatures in nearly all parts of the globe."”

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No evidence was found after searching for the specific WMO quote regarding 'universal dominance of above normal temperatures' for June to August 2026.

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Claim 4: “The weather pattern can lead to increased temperatures worldwide, increasing rainfall to some parts of the world and prompting droughts in others, while also spurring hurricane formation in the central and eastern Pacific.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding the deity 'El' and Spanish grammar, providing no information on El Niño's weather patterns.

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web search NEUTRAL — El[a] is a Northwest Semitic word meaning ' god ' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities. A rarer form, 'ila, represents the predicate fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_(deity)

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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2024 · El vs Él: Key Points El vs él is a set of crucial words that you must master. Here are the primary aspects you need to remember: The meaning of el vs él changes based on the presence or …
https://www.tellmeinspanish.com/grammar/el-with-or-without-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Translate millions of words and phrases for free on SpanishDictionary.com, the world's largest Spanish-English dictionary and translation website.
https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/él

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Claim 5: “there was a probability "near or above 90%" of it continuing until at least November if it began.”

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The evidence provided for this claim describes the WMO in general and past El Niño events, but does not mention the specific 90% probability of continuation until November for the 2026 event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_of_2026

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Claim 6: “an early summer heat wave bringing record May temperatures to several parts of western Europe.”

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Web search results confirm that May 2026 was the 2nd warmest on record globally and that record-breaking heatwaves occurred in Western Europe (Germany and Italy) during this period.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 · May 2026 was the 2nd warmest on record globally across land and sea, according to Copernicus Climate Change Service's latest bulletin.
https://www.facebook.com/WorldMeteorologicalOrganization/pos…

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web search NEUTRAL — 19 hours ago · Germany and Italy endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in western Europe spread eastwards, ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/27/germany-italy-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 24 hours ago · A record-breaking heatwave sweeping across Western Europe has been linked to dozens of deaths, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius ( ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/27/germany-braces-for-…

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Claim 7: “The last El Nino period between 2023 and 2024 contributed to 2024 being the hottest year on record worldwide.”

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Multiple sources, including NASA and other news reports, confirm that the 2023-2024 El Niño contributed to 2024 being the hottest year on record.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean. Those variations have an irregular…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ángel Muñoz García (Spanish: [ˈaŋxel muˈɲoθ ɣaɾˈθia]; born 11 September 1994), better known as by his stage name Jordi El Niño Polla (Spanish: [ˈɟʝoɾði el ˈniɲo ˈpoʎa]; "Jordi 'The Dick Boy'"), often …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi_El_Niño_Polla

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Claim 8: “most forecast models will suggest it will be at least moderate — and possibly strong”

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The evidence provided consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'most' and unrelated topics, with no mention of forecast models for the 2026 El Niño event.

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Claim 9: “El Nino is a periodic warming of sea temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts nine to 12 months, according to the WMO.”

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The definition of El Niño as a periodic warming of the central and eastern Pacific and the typical duration of 9-12 months is confirmed by NOAA and the US National Weather Service.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1997–1998 El Niño was regarded as one of the most powerful El Niño–Southern Oscillation events in recorded history, resulting in widespread droughts, flooding and other natural disasters across th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997–98_El_Niño_event

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014–2016 El Niño was the second-strongest El Niño event on record, with unusually warm waters developing between the coast of South America and the International Date Line. These unusually warm w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014–2016_El_Niño_event

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Claim 10: “In late April to mid-May, the sea-surface temperature in the central-eastern Equatorial Pacific... was approaching El Nino thresholds, the WMO said, with sub-surface temperatures more than 6 degrees Celsius (roughly 10.8 Fahrenheit) above average.”

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No evidence was found after searching for the specific sub-surface temperature anomalies mentioned for April-May 2026.

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