Super El Niño events

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Super El Niño events, officially called very strong El Niño events, or rarely called "Behemoth" El Niño events, are climatic phenomena resulting from the average sea surface temperatures in parts of the Pacific Ocean rising by 2° Celsius or more. Climate impacts from Super El Niño events can include widespread and severe flooding, drought and unseasonable temperature extremes, which can result in crop failures, food shortages, famine, disruption in water supplies, displacement, declines in native fauna, and an increased risk of wildfires and cyclones, which can contribute to economic disruption and civil conflict. As of September 2026, there have been six super El Niño events in recorded history. El Niño events prior to modern recordkeeping are sometimes identified by paleoclimatologists, historians and archeologists and are referred to as Mega-Niños.

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