- A strengthening El Niño is forecast to bring hotter, drier conditions across much of the world, endangering India's monsoon.
- UN Secretary General António Guterres warns that El Niño is 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire' and pushing the world into 'uncharted territory'.
- The World Meteorological Organization predicts increased drought, floods, and wildfire risks around the Indian Ocean basin, with below-normal rainfall for India.
- Marine heatwaves and record warm Pacific waters are intensifying, leading to predictions of a 'super El Niño'.