IJR News — today's news from every sideEl Niño to Reach Record Strength Through 2027 — Aug 30, 2026El Niño is strengthening toward a potential super-El Niño as Pacific waters warm rapidly, a development complicated by a warmer global climate that skews the relationship between ocean temperatures and atmospheric responses. Experts from UM Rosenstiel, NOAA, AccuWeather, and WMO warn of widespread weather disruptions this fall and winter across the United States and other regions, including extreme heat, heavy rain, drought, and shifts in storm tracks, underscoring the need for preparedness.
Record hot Septembers in North Dakota, New Mexico signal broader warming trend — Sep 3, 2026A NOAA-based analysis shows 2022's July was the third-hottest on record in the continental United States as temperatures continue to rise globally, with multiple states among the ten hottest days—an indicator of ongoing climate change. Stackers' series then highlights the hottest Septembers in North Dakota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Louisiana since 1895, detailing each state's average temperatures, highs and lows, and precipitation for those months.
Tom Gallagher North Dakota and New Mexico topping the charts on the same list says a lot about how widespread this pattern has become.
