“It's official, the 2026 El Niño has broken a record for the highest ocean anomaly in 170+ years… Incredibly reaching that threshold a full 2 months ahead of 2015's record of +3.02C set on Nov 18th.”

Bluesky · Sep 20 · 2026 El Niño breaks 170-year sea temperature record, 2 months ahead of 2015 peak

“2026 is in a league of its own. We have two months left for this El Niño to continue to intensify. And it will.”

Newsweek · Sep 20 · 2026 El Niño breaks 170-year sea temperature record, 2 months ahead of 2015 peak