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7 sourcesSep 4, 2026

Super El Niño threatens to deepen Sri Lanka’s drought and economic woes

By Ifham Nizam A potentially dangerous El Niño is gathering strength across the Pacific, with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warning that the climate event is expected to become very strong and continue into February 2027, raising the ri

The Island•Sep 4, 2026
By Thilina Walpola
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Summary

The latest WMO outlook also warns that the consequences of El Niño will not necessarily be uniform. This could modify the normal influence of El Niño on rainfall over the region. That creates another potential risk for Sri Lanka: the country may have to prepare not only for continued drought but also for episodes of intense rainfall, flooding and landslides later in the year.

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People
  • António Guterres5
  • Alistair Hobday
  • Celeste Saulo
  • Ifham Nizam
Organisations
  • World Meteorological Organization8
  • United Nations5
  • UN weather agency2
  • World Meteorologica
  • BBC.This
  • Reuters
  • BBC
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  • Pacific Ocean5
  • Pacific3
  • Indian Ocean2
  • Australia2
  • Australian coast.With
  • tropical Atlantic
  • Australian coast
  • Central America
Keywords
  • niño7
  • extreme3
  • danger3
  • drought2
  • raising2
  • become2
  • strong2
  • risks2
  • warns2
  • very2

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  • UN warns of global ‘supersized’ El NiñoHiru News - English·Sep 3, 2026
  • World has entered a ‘danger zone of extreme weather’ – UN ChiefSri Lanka Mirror·Sep 3, 2026
  • El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warnsNewsWire English·Sep 3, 2026
  • El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027Daily Mirror·Sep 3, 2026
  • El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027Daily Mirror·Sep 3, 2026
  • The world is in unprecedented danger due to El Niño - UN statementGossip Lanka News English·Sep 3, 2026
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  • Near 100% Chance El Niño Will Continue Until 2027News First·Sep 3, 2026
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