NOAA predicts a strong 2026 El Niño: A warmer, drier winter and lower snowpack in Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE—Forecasters are tracking the likely emergence of a strong El Niño later this year, with some models suggesting it could rank among the most intense events in more than a century—a “super” El Niño. El Niño and its counterpart La Niña form the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, the dominant driver of year-to-year climate variability across the […]