Event Brief
El Niño pattern in 2026 mirrors 1997 in Florida
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 01, 2026 at 3:20 PM ET
Summary: A Columbia University climate scientist said in a September media briefing that this year’s El Niño atmospheric evolution resembles 1997, when one of the strongest-ever El Niños formed. The comparison highlights how Florida could face similar climate impacts tied to the 1997 pattern.
WHO: Azhar Ehsan, Columbia University climate scientist
WHAT: Ehsan says this year’s El Niño development looks similar to 1997, a historically strong El Niño.
WHEN: Oct 01, 2026 at 10:27 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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