NOAA Issues A Stern Warning For 2026’s El Niño, Stressing It Could Bring A Dangerous “Double Whammy”

Photo: Sgt. Jose Paiz and Staff Sgt. Michael Aguilar, both of the 1114th Composite Truck Company, California National Guard, help a woman through thick knee-deep mud and into the back of their Humvee Jan. 12, 2018, in Montecito, California. […] Photo credit: Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman via California National Guard / Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Tom Hale. IFL Science – May 22, 2026.

Batten down the hatches – El Niño is looming. NOAA’s National Weather Service has put out a fresh warning that El Niño is likely to return by July 2026 and, by most accounts, it could be a nasty one. NOAA says they’re especially concerned by the threat of flooding in the US. Their research has shown a significant uptick in high tide flooding along the US coastline in recent years, primarily because of rising sea levels and other wider trends. With El Niño conditions set to stir up weather patterns further, they believe the combination could deliver a “double whammy.” […]

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