{"id":371367,"date":"2026-08-19T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-this-years-el-nino-on-track-to-be-the-biggest-weve-ever-seen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:00:15","slug":"why-is-this-years-el-nino-on-track-to-be-the-biggest-weve-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-this-years-el-nino-on-track-to-be-the-biggest-weve-ever-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is this year&#8217;s El Ni\u00f1o on track to be the biggest we&#8217;ve ever seen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UkwfC_iq5Vw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is this year's El Ni\u00f1o on track to be the biggest we've ever seen?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UkwfC_iq5Vw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>What is El Ni\u00f1o? Every few years the Pacific Ocean warms up in a specific pattern near the equator.<\/p>\n<p>When El Ni\u00f1o happens, trade winds weaken or even reverse and, as a result, warm water flows back east across the Pacific, taking the rain with it.<\/p>\n<p>This can shut down monsoon rains in some regions while triggering unusually heavy rainfall and flooding in others.<\/p>\n<p>So, why is this year&#8217;s El Ni\u00f1o on track to be the biggest we&#8217;ve ever seen?<\/p>\n<p>#weather #climate #heatwave #rain #elnino\u2022<\/p>\n<p> Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is El Ni\u00f1o? Every few years the Pacific Ocean warms up in a specific pattern near the equator. When El Ni\u00f1o happens, trade winds weaken or even reverse and, as a result, warm water flows back east across the Pacific, taking the rain with it. 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