Study: El Niño Intensifying Due to Global Warming

A new study published in the journal Science on August 27, 2026, reveals that El Niño events have intensified significantly over the past 40 years, a change researchers attribute to human-caused global warming. The research, based on a millennium-long record from coral skeletons in the Galápagos Islands, indicates that recent El Niño strength is unprecedented in the last 1,000 years and carries major implications for future climate extremes. The study’s lead author, Julia Cole, a professor at the University of Michigan, explained that the findings show a clear pattern of amplification.