About this episode
This episode discusses the strengthening El Niño phenomenon and its potential impact on global weather patterns while teaching relevant vocabulary.
The World Meteorological Organization said this El Niño is likely to strengthen over the rest of 2026, driving more extreme weather around much of the globe. El Niño is the name for a natural climate event where sea water temperatures rise in the Pacific Ocean near the equator. It creates unusually hot and stormy weather. Several forecasts from national weather agencies suggest it could end up as one of the strongest ever recorded – a possible so-called ‘super’ El Niño. Learn about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Phil and Georgie. Get a free worksheet for this episode to practise what you've learnt: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026/260603. We have lots of programmes on the topic of the environment to help you improve your English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/topics/environment Maybe you want to practise some other skills? Have a look at our skills page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/skills
People in this episode
Hosts: Phil, Georgie
Topics covered
- climate change
- El Niño
- extreme weather
- vocabulary
- environment
Keywords
- El Niño
- extreme weather
- climate event
- Pacific Ocean
- vocabulary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: World Meteorological Organization
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