How Should You Prepare For A Super El Niño?

El Niño is here, threatening to bring warmer global temperatures as it strengthens over the Pacific Ocean. “This El Niño could be a record setting event,” says Erin Coughlan de Perez, associate professor of climate science at Tufts University. Forecasts are anticipating it might be the strongest in living memory—but the impact will likely vary depending on where you’re located. Here’s what to expect, and how you can prepare. What weather can we expect El Niño to bring?El Niño began forming in the early summer and is expected to last into 2027, reaching its peak strength in the last two months of 2026. The impact it has will vary. Forecasts predict that the system will bring drought conditions to southern Africa, southeast Asia, and the northern parts of South America, while parts of East Africa and the southern U.S. might see stormier weather and flooding.An El Niño event increases global temperatures, which, coupled with rising temperatures fueled by climate change, means 2027 could shape up to be the warmest year on record, if predictions hold true. The impact will be felt around the world. “El Nino impacts millions of people's lives in terms of increasing the likelihood of above...