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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Super El-Niño has already broken temperature records and is predicted to bring an extremely wet winter to the state</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/super-el-nino-temperature-record" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak</a></p><p>California is bracing for a record breaking El Niño that is expected to bring severe winter storms and flooding across the state, with the state’s governor declaring a state of emergency in anticipation of extreme weather in the months ahead.</p><p>The global climate phenomenon known as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/15/rise-global-temperatures-super-el-nino" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">a “super El Niño”</a> is already <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/super-el-nino-temperature-record" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">breaking temperature records</a> and drawing predictions of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/super-el-nino-winter-flooding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">an extremely wet winter</a> in places such as California, where El Niño typically brings more severe winter storms and flooding risks. Several coastal California cities <a href="https://abcnews.com/US/stressful-winter-el-nino-fueled-coastal-erosion-california/story?id=136537040" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">have recently faced </a>high surf, flooding and coastal erosion linked to Hurricane Marie as well as El Niño. Experts have said the effects offered a glimpse at what the coming winter could look like.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/california-el-nino-storm-state-of-emergency" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>