El Niรฑo does not have to be a disaster if we learn to treat water as a valuable commodity
Published on October 5, 2026
By Chris Diaz The World Meteorological Organisation has issued its most unequivocal El Niรฑo forecast in 76 years, pointing to near certainty that the phenomenon will persist through early 2027. Subsurface temperatures in the Pacific are already reported to be as much as 8ยฐC above normal, prompting UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres to warn that climate patterns are โsupersizing before our eyes.โ
