El Niño fuels climate disasters: The high price of inaction
Summary
El Niño is worsening the effects of extreme weather as 2026 is expected to rank among the hottest years on record. At COP31 in Turkey, climate officials and Pacific Island student activists discussed the costs of delayed action and the role of human rights in climate efforts. In Indonesia, wildfires are continuing amid the effects of El Niño, climate change and deforestation.Key Facts
- 2026 is expected to be one of the hottest years on record.
- El Niño shifts warmer seawater eastward and can fuel extreme weather, including typhoons and flash floods.
- COP31 is underway in Turkey.
- Cassie Flynn is the United Nations Development Programme's Global Director of Climate Change.
- Flynn said governments can invest in protection now or face higher costs later.
- Francine Elisaia works on narratives and communications for the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change movement.
- The student movement took its climate case to the UN's highest court and won.
- Wildfires are continuing in Indonesia, where El Niño compounds the effects of climate change and deforestation.
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