The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that the 2026 El Nino is the strongest since 1950, marking an unprecedented surge in global temperatures.
Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab say the anomaly will reach 3.7 °C above normal in the central and eastern tropical Pacific from October to December, a record that will ripple across continents.
The same lab projects up to 451,000 excess deaths worldwide from June 2026 to February 2027 due to heatwaves, floods, and crop failures, underscoring the human cost of this climatic surge.
In Nairobi, a 42‑year‑old farmer reports his millet harvest shrinking by 60 % as the heatwave turns the once‑fertile plains into cracked dust.
World leaders are slated to convene at the forthcoming COP 2027 in Nairobi, where they will negotiate adaptation measures and emergency aid packages to combat the looming crisis.