Latest Data : El Niño is here and it has SMASHED all records!

"It looks like this year’s El Niño is not only very likely to be the strongest event since reliable records began – it may end up the strongest by a truly mind-blowing margin". Those are the words of one of the world's more cautious and conservative climate scientists. So if they're sounding the alarm so strongly - maybe we should sit up and listen! Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Reference Links Latest explainer article from Carbon Brief - 18th August 2026 https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-explainer/index.html Zeke Hausfather - The Strongest El Niño Ever https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-strongest-el-nino-ever The Guardian - What is a ‘super El Niño’ and what might it mean for the global climate? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/down-to-earth-super-el-nino-extreme-weather Climate Reanalyzer - Daily Sea Surface temps https://climatereanalyzer.org/wx/todays-weather New Scientist article https://www.newscientist.com/article/2581151-this-el-nino-will-be-the-hottest-by-a-huge-margin/ Very recent James Hansen essay on El Niño https://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2026/BewareMediaHype.2026.07.23.pdf Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Dr Gilbz youtube.com/@DrGilbz zentouro: youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Sarah Karvner: youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ