Wet, Hot American Summer: Why this year’s El Niño could bring storms and record temperatures

NewsWorldAmericasWet, Hot American Summer: Why this year’s El Niño could bring storms and record temperaturesUnder expected conditions, 2026 and 2027 could be among the warmest years on recordJosh Marcus in San Francisco Wednesday 06 May 2026 21:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971813","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/el-nino-climate-heat-record-storms-b2971813.html","title":"Wet, Hot American Summer: This year’s El Niño could bring record temperatures"}}CloseStrong El Niño Years Can Bring May HurricanesThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Scientists predict that one of the most powerful...