Los Angeles Times • 2026-10-07

Kelvin wave hitting Southern California: What to expect as El Niño threatens the coast again

An El Niño-fueled Kelvin wave is bearing down on the Southern California shoreline, bringing with it the boosted risk of significant coastal flooding and beach erosion.

UN • 2026-10-06

From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach

Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops are failing and food prices are rising months before the worst agricultural impacts are expected. Behind those warning signs is an El Niño whose Pacific Ocean temperatures have already surpassed the equivalent measurements during the historic 1997 and 2015 events – part of an unfolding climate pattern being dubbed a “Super El Niño” by some climate watchers.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-10-01

Strange visitors and starving pups: What El Niño means for California’s coast

What warmer waters mean for sea lions, kelp forests and toxic algae blooms