NOAA warns July 2026 El Nino increases US high-tide flooding
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NOAA says a powerful El Nino is set to hit from July 2026 through the winter, and it could mean much more high-tide flooding along US coasts.
Oceanographer William Sweet called it a "double whammy," since decades of rising sea levels are now teaming up with extra flood risks from El Nino.
El Nino to heat Pacific 3°C
This El Nino is expected to heat up parts of the Pacific by 3 degrees Celsius: something we haven't seen since the late 1800s, when a similar event caused global chaos.
While our food systems are stronger now, the big worry is for people living on the coasts, who could see more frequent and disruptive floods.
NOAA warned that coastal communities could face more frequent, deeper and widespread high-tide flooding.