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Record-Breaking El Niño Strengthens as Scientists Warn of Global Weather Impacts

The 2026 El Niño has already surpassed previous records in the observational record, with scientists monitoring the potential for major changes to rainfall, temperature and extreme-weather patterns around the world. A powerful El Niño developing across the tropical Pacific has reached record levels before its expected peak later this year, prompting renewed warnings from meteorological authorities about its potential influence on weather patterns around the world.

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Indonesia Wildfires Force Evacuation of Psychiatric Patients as Toxic Haze Worsens

More than 167 psychiatric patients have been evacuated from a hospital in South Kalimantan as weeks of wildfire smoke continue to deteriorate air quality across parts of Indonesia and neighbouring countries. Indonesia's worsening wildfire crisis is putting additional pressure on the country's health system, with authorities evacuating 167 psychiatric patients from a hospital in South Kalimantan as thick smoke increasingly affected the facility.

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Nigeria Could Record 31,400 Additional Heat Deaths as Super El Niño Intensifies, Study Projects

Climate Impact Lab projects 66,800 additional heat-related deaths across the Sahel between September 2026 and February 2027, with Nigeria accounting for nearly half of the estimated total. Nigeria could experience an estimated 31,400 additional heat-related deaths between September 2026 and February 2027 as an unusually strong El Niño event drives temperatures above normal levels, according to new projections from the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab.

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