Will El Niño Finally Return in 2026?

When El Niño is in full effect, it can mean more powerful surf for the US West Coast, Hawaii and beyond. With the last major El Niño event a few years ago now, ending in April 2024 – are we about to see a winter under fire from this climate anomaly?

The circumstances surrounding an El Niño are many. It is sparked with a chain reaction of events that feed into each other. To understand El Niño, it's important to know about the ENSO cycle. This is the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle, which...