El Niño Weather Pattern Could Lead to Record Temperatures and Climate Disasters

El Niño is a natural Pacific Ocean warming bringing severe weather across the globe, including colder winter conditions in some places.
Temperatures this month are the highest in decades due to human-caused climate change and the return of El Niño.
El Niño is expected to strengthen into winter and could lead to record heat, droughts, wildfires, and hurricanes.
Climate change exacerbates El Niño's effects and is the underlying long-term driver of increasing extremes.
Governments need to better prepare for and mitigate intensifying climate change impacts.