{
  "id": 19488951,
  "title": "El Niño will push temperatures above 1.5 degrees C. Will we ever come back down?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/el-nino-will-push-temperatures-above-1-5-degrees-c-will-we-ever-come",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/el-nino-will-push-temperatures-above-1-5-degrees-c-will-we-ever-come-back-down/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "El Niño is expected to push global temperatures above 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a threshold the world aimed to keep below to limit climate change. Climate scientists warn that this year could see the hottest year ever recorded, setting a record that could be surpassed by 2027. While typically, the effects of El Niño are temporary, climate scientists are concerned that this unusually strong event could fuel feedback loops that exacerbate global warming. This includes increased sea ice melt, thawing permafrost releasing methane, and wildfires contributing more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The source material indicates that we may see a shift away from the temporary nature of these temperature increases, potentially locking in some of the warming effects of El Niño for years to come.",
  "summary": "The astonishing strength of this El Niño could mean we surpass an important climate threshold—possibly for good",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}