Is winter in India officially cancelled? A powerful “Super” El Niño is strengthening in the Pacific and could persist through February 2027, raising concerns over India’s winter temperatures, rainfall, water availability, wheat production and air quality. August 2026 tied with July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded globally, with global temperatures reaching 1.65°C above the 19th-century average. As El Niño intensifies, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns of heightened risks of extreme heat, drought and floods around the world. For India, the implications could be significant. The country’s rainfall was 15% below normal as of September 9, while reservoir storage was trailing last year’s levels. A warmer, more erratic winter could affect wheat during its critical grain-filling period, while drier post-monsoon conditions could make winter air pollution harder to clear, particularly across northern India. From record global heat and California’s coastal crisis to India’s reservoirs, wheat fields and winter smog, here’s what the strengthening El Niño could mean for India and the world.
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