# UN warns El Nino could be strongest on record

> UN says current El Nino may be strongest in modern history, urging global action to prevent disaster.
- Title: UN warns El Nino could be strongest on record · euronews
- Summary: UN says current El Nino may be strongest in modern history, urging global action to prevent disaster. UN warns El Nino could be strongest on record, urging…
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- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/2026/10/21/uks-burnham-revives-north-sea-gas-field-project-that-stalled-under-starmer
- Author: Simon Ormiston
- Published: 2026-10-21T14:53:37+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: el nino, wmo, chad, somalia, un, humanitarian crisis, climate change, news, world, politics
## UN warns El Nino could be strongest
UN officials warn current El Nino could reach unprecedented strength never seen in modern records.

> the current el nino event could be unprecedented in strength. literally off the monitoring charts that we have used for the past four decades
## El Nino peaks in late 2026
El Nino will peak towards end of 2026 but impacts will last long after that.

> el nino will peak towards the end of 2026, but its impacts will be felt long after that
## Global temperature rise expected
Sea surface temperatures in tropical pacific could climb 3.8c above average between november and january.

> sea surface temperatures in the tropical pacific could climb as high as 3.8 c above average between november and january
## Humanitarian system overwhelmed
UN says humanitarian system cannot cope alone with el nino's massive impacts.

> i am sounding the alarm that the humanitarian system... cannot alone cope with a threat on this scale
## Emergency funding released
Un releases $50 million for 11 frontline countries including chad and somalia.

> fletcher described the coming el nino as a wrecking ball of extreme heat drought and flooding
## Key takeaway

UN warns El Nino could be strongest on record, urging immediate funding for 11 countries to avoid humanitarian crisis.