New El Niño 2026-2027 fact sheet

Dr. Daniel Swain has written a one page fact sheet about the current El Niño, with sections on the forecast, possible global effects of a very strong El Niño, and a section focused on what a very strong El Niño may mean for California.

: Swain is a climate scientist in the California Institute for Water Resources within University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR). See his UCANR page here and his Weather West blog.

- El Niño 2026-2027: A Potentially Historic Global Climate Event

Globally, there is an increased risk of "significant regional drought and flood events, as…