NASA satellites track 2026 El Niño

Summary

NASA says a 2026 El Niño is unfolding this fall and that its satellites are tracking it. The agency describes it as rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system, and says El Niño is a natural climate pattern involving warmer-than-normal water in parts of the equatorial Pacific that emerges roughly every two to seven years.

Timeline

1. NASA

   15 Oct 2026, 17:59 UTCSource ↗

   NASA reports that it is tracking a 2026 El Niño unfolding this fall, describing the phenomenon as rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system.

2. Phys.org

   16 Oct 2026, 16:44 UTCSource ↗

   Phys.org reports that NASA satellites are observing the historic 2026 El Niño and that the phenomenon is unfolding this fall.