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El Niño 2026-2027 could be very strong: Galapagos corals reveal a thousand years of intensification
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El Niño 2026-2027 could be very strong: Galapagos corals reveal a thousand years of intensification

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General7 September 2026 at 10:17

A thousand-year record preserved in the corals of the Galapagos islands indicates that intense El Niño episodes have become more frequent on an increasingly warmer planet. The research reopens the debate on the role of climate change in the intensification of the phenomenon, while scientists warn of the risks of an exceptional episode between 2026 and 2027. The behavior of El Niño as a recurring phenomenon first affects the regions of the eastern equatorial Pacific (near Peru and Ecuador), then alters the climate of South America, and its influence then spreads to North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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