Overview
- Meteorologists report El Niño is active and strengthening, with some specialists saying the event could reach an unusually high intensity described as a 'Súper Niño'.
- Argentine forecasters are updating province-level guidance, with models pointing to above-normal rainfall for much of the farming region and a brief cold snap that will alter temperatures in central areas.
- The agricultural sector is preparing for wetter-than-normal soils that can help summer planting in some zones but also raise the risk of localized flooding and delayed fieldwork in others.
- The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Lowell was producing dangerous winds, flash flooding and tornado threats for Kauai, Niihau and Oahu, illustrating how the warm Pacific is already affecting storms.
- Scientists say the current warming of the equatorial Pacific, combined with human-caused climate change, raises the odds of record global heat in 2027 and offers a preview of temperature extremes that may become more common by the late 2030s.