A super El Niño is brewing: What it could mean for upcoming winter season
India faces a potential 'super El Niño' event that could lead to a warmer winter and impact agricultural output. Experts are concerned about the ripple effects on water supplies, electricity demand, and public health.
Why it matters
Climate patterns like El Niño have significant economic and humanitarian consequences for food security and energy stability in India.
India is heading into winter with a worrying combination: a monsoon that delivered nearly 13 per cent less rain than normal and an El Niño that could become one of the strongest on record by December.With the southwest monsoon now over, attention is shifting to the months ahead. Will India experience a warmer-than-usual winter? Could the rainfall deficit affect water supplies and rabi crops? And could the strengthening El Niño increase the risk of extreme heat during the summer of 2027?The concern is not just about temperatures or rainfall. It extends to agriculture, water availability, electricity demand and public health, as the country prepares for the possible effects of an exceptionally strong El Niño.The larger weather story is unfolding thousands of kilometres away, over the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
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