Event Brief
Met Office warns El Niño could be strongest on record
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 6:08 AM ET
Summary: The Met Office warns that El Niño is set to become the “strongest in living memory,” describing it as an “unprecedented event.” It says the warming is likely to raise global temperatures in 2027 and increase the UK’s risk of a wetter, stormier autumn.
WHO: Met Office
WHAT: Warns El Niño is expected to be the “strongest in living memory” and could drive higher global temperatures and a wetter, stormier autumn in the UK.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: The warning is triggered by forecasts that an unprecedented El Niño event will cause significant global warming and affect UK autumn weather patterns.
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