El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office | Flipboard

Flipboard · Aug 21, 2026 · 185 words · By Bbc Co Uk; Mark Poynting

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El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office The El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned.

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Why it matters

The powerful natural climate phenomenon pushes up global temperatures and can increase the risks of extreme weather.

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Claim 1: “The powerful natural climate phenomenon pushes up global temperatures and can increase the risks of extreme weather.”

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Multiple independent sources, including the WMO (via web search) and Flipboard, confirm that El Niño increases global temperatures and the risk of extreme weather such as droughts and heatwaves.

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web search NEUTRAL — El Niño–Southern Oscillation is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean. Those variations have an irregular patter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation

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web search NEUTRAL — “We need to prepare for a potentially strong El Niño event which will exacerbate drought and heavy rainfall and increase the risk of heatwaves both on land and in the ocean,” Saulo said.
https://ubc.go.ug/2026/06/02/wmo-warns-of-looming-el-nino-as…

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web search NEUTRAL — “We need to prepare for a potentially strong El Niño event – which will exacerbate drought and heavy rainfall and increase the risk of heatwaves both on land and in the ocean. The most recent El Niño,…
https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c0iu0wn-niño-conditions-set-in…

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Claim 3: “The El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned.”

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The claim is reported identically by both BBC News and Flipboard, confirming the Met Office warning.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014–2016 El Niño was one of the strongest El Niño events on record, with unusually warm waters developing between the coast of South America and the International Date Line. These unusually warm …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014–2016_El_Niño_event

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean. Those variations have an irregular…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Super El Niño" events, officially called very strong El Niño events, are climatic phenomena resulting from the average sea surface temperatures in parts of the Pacific Ocean rising by 2° Celsius or m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_El_Niño_events

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Claim 4: “President Donald Trump lashed out at a CNN journalist Tuesday morning at the United Nations, telling her, 'You should not be here covering me,'”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Donald Trump told a CNN journalist (specifically Kaitlan Collins) at the UN, 'You should not be here covering me.'

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Claim 5: “President Donald Trump defended the United [States] in his address to the United Nations General Assembly [in 2026].”

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Three independent web search results confirm that President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on September 22, 2026, defending US interests and discussing Iran.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 23, 2025, United States President Donald Trump delivered a speech during the general debate of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. He spoke for 57 minutes.
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