Pacific temperatures hit record El Nino levels, scientist says

Tropical Pacific El Niño sea surface temperatures have surged 3.07 degrees Celsius above the 30-year average, tying the record intensity set in 2015–2016 and driving toward historic monthly anomalies. While traditional NOAA satellite and buoy tracking highlights this extreme warming, newer metrics accounting for broader global heating show slightly lower relative numbers. Driven by weakened trade winds, this natural warming phase is supercharged by human-caused climate change, resulting in severe droughts and environmental impacts worldwide—including agricultural losses in Central America, water disruptions restricting traffic through the Panama Canal, and wildfire-fueling droughts across Indonesia.

Source: CGTN