El Nino link hotter summers
El Nino link hotter summers Sarah Leach Tue, 06/10/2026 - 15:01 Satellite data link El Niño to hotter, sunnier, drier summers across Europe Analysis of more than three decades of satellite data suggests this year's very strong El Niño may have amplified Europe's hot, dry summer A new case study using EUMETSAT satellite data and other long-term records shows that summers across much of Europe tend to be warmer, sunnier and drier during El Niño – a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific that can affect weather conditions around the world. Last Updated Published on The authors of a recent EUMETSAT case study say this year's extreme El Niño conditions may have partly amplified the hot, dry conditions seen across much of Europe in 2026. “El Niño and its cold counterpart, La Niña, both influence winds and rainfall across the tropics in different ways, increasing the risk of drought in some regions and flooding in others,” said Rob Roebeling, Climate Product Expert at EUMETSAT, and an author of the case study. “They are opposite phases of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a natural cycle that is the biggest single source of year-to-year variation in the global climate. Effects in
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