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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

In 1950, world witnessed strongest El Nino but weather forecasters warn of more powerful climate phenomenon that will push nearly 49 million people ⁠into acute food insecurity

El Nino is strengthening, with a greater than 90 per cent chance of a very strong ​event during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter ‌2026-27, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday.

"During October-December 2026 season, there is 69 per cent chance of a historic event that ​would exceed the strength of previous El Niño ​events dating back to 1950," the weather forecaster ⁠added.

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