A Super El Niño Is Coming in 2026
El Niño is coming, and it’s predicted to be stronger than ever. Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with our code ASTRUM6 will get the first month for free: https://planetwild.com/r/astrumearth/... If you want to get to know them better first, check out their mission about the biggest wildlife corridor: https://planetwild.com/r/astrumearth/... ▀▀▀▀▀▀ This year, scientists predict a “Super El Niño” - the most powerful ever recorded. And the data says it could emerge by August. What would a super El Niño mean for us? Should we be worried? UPDATE: A few days after we dropped this video, NOAA officially confirmed the arrival of El Niño. It is currently strengthening and remains on track to become a "Super El Niño", matching earlier predictions. Read more here: https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/el-... ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 El Niño 5:12 “Super” El Niño 9:31 Warming Ocean 11:14 How Big Will It Be? 12:41 Extreme Weather 16:15 Threat to Life 18:01 Indirect Effects 19:16 Why Is This Happening? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF Check out the other Astrum channels for videos about space and astronomy: Astrum: / @astrumspace Astrum Extra: / @astrumextra Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq... Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: / discord ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “NOAA Predictions for El Niño”, via noaa.gov https://astrumspace.info/noaaelnino “ECMWF Forecast”, via ecmwf.int https://astrumspace.info/ecmwf “El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)”, via who.int https://astrumspace.info/ensofacts “What Are El Niño and La Niña?”, via noaa.gov https://astrumspace.info/ninonina “Oceanic Niño Index”, via noaa.gov https://astrumspace.info/oni “El Niño Response for Agriculture and Food Security”, via fao.org https://astrumspace.info/fao_report “Unprecedented Run of Global Heat Expected”, via preventionweb.net https://astrumspace.info/globalheat “Global Temperatures: El Niño and La Niña”, via ourworldindata.org https://astrumspace.info/globaltemp “El Niño Prevented Amazon From Acting as Carbon Sink”, via carbon-pulse.com https://astrumspace.info/amazonsink “Climate Out of Balance as El Niño Looms”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/climatenino ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Narrator: James Stewart Writer: James Stewart Video Editor: Finlay Yates Animator: Peter Sheppard Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designers: Peter Sheppard, Juane Dames Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan ▀▀▀▀▀▀ #AstrumEarth #Astrum #ElNiño
