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Pacific El Niño waters hit record 29.7°C, raising risk of 2026 becoming hottest year

RECORD-high sea-surface temperatures in a key Pacific Ocean zone have heightened concerns that 2026 could become the hottest year on record, as an intensifying El Niño adds to global warming, the…

  • Pacific El Niño hit record 29.7°C sea-surface temperatures in September
  • Ocean temperatures surpassed highest readings of 1982-83, 1997-98, 2015-16 El Niño events
  • Copernicus Climate Change Service warns 2026 could become hottest year

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