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Monsoon 2026, El Nino & Climate Signals
This card follows El Nino, the periodic warming of the central and eastern tropical Pacific, and what it means for India's 2026 monsoon and the seasons after it. It is in the news because the World Meteorological Organization's update of 8 October 2026 sees the event intensifying toward a December peak, with record ocean warmth forecast for October-December and persistence through February 2027 all but certain.
Last updated 9 October 20266 min read
Latest update
Adds WMO's 8 October outlook - El Nino heading for a record December peak, a positive dipole - and trims the card to its exam core under the split rule.
- monsoon 2026
- El Nino
- IMD
- NOAA CPC
- AMOC
- ENSO
- rainfall deficit
- kharif
- Bihar floods 2026
- Kosi
- Bihar Disaster Management Department
- NDRF
- WMO
- Nino 3.4
- Indian Ocean Dipole
- INCOIS
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