El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies

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An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday.

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  • An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:12:30 UTC.

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