India, Aug. 3 -- Much of the world is preparing for a strengthening El Nino, with the World Meteorological Organization saying the climate pattern is expected to become stronger during the second half of 2026. Forecasts suggest it could bring major weather changes across many parts of the world, including the United States.

Much of the world is preparing for El Nino, which is forecast to strengthen over the second half of 2026 into a Super El Nino. Muhammad Azhar Ehsan, an associate research scientist at the Columbia Climate School, said, "The tropical Pacific is already showing several classic early warning signs. Subsurface ocean temperatures across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific have become significantly warmer than averag...