The Economic Times

2026 Super El Nio Forecast: What happens this winter could shock California, here's why

California anticipates a dangerous winter with record coastal sea levels. A rapidly strengthening El Nio threatens increased flooding and erosion along the shoreline. Higher seas could combine with large waves and winter storms for greater pressure. Beaches may lose their sand buffer, exposing infrastructure to powerful surf. Warmer Pacific waters also risk marine heatwaves and harmful algal blooms.