Weather experts in Pakistan are warning that a “super El Niño” could form by late August or September, potentially suppressing the subcontinent’s vital summer monsoon. Pakistan Meteorological Department spokesperson Anjum Nazir Zaigham told Dawn that if the super El Niño materializes, 2027 could become the warmest year on record.
El Niño, the periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters, typically weakens monsoon rainfall across South Asia — a region where hundreds of millions of people depend on seasonal rains for agriculture and water supply. A subdued monsoon, combined with record-breaking global temperatures, would compound the climate pressures already straining the subcontinent.
