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Pacific Ocean warming fuels fears of powerful 'super El Nino'

Fish swim over bleached coral near Koh Tao island in southern Thailand in June 2024. Scientists warn a powerful El Nino in 2026 could cause further damage to coral reefs already weakened by repeated bleaching.
Fish swim over bleached coral near Koh Tao island in southern Thailand in June 2024. Scientists warn a powerful El Nino in 2026 could cause further damage to coral reefs already weakened by repeated bleaching. © AFP - LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA

Pacific Ocean temperatures are rising fast, raising fears that a powerful El Nino pattern could bring record global heat and chaotic weather, and fresh damage to coral reefs already weakened by climate change.

El Nino is a natural climate pattern that develops in the Pacific every two to seven years and can disrupt weather around the world, bringing drought to some regions and heavy rain to others.

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