25 days ago
‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a climate, weather & disasters story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 13:25 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world The “jaw-dropping” El Niño currently heating up the planet has burst through the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon, several months before its expected peak.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian