{"id":"3990c928-d057-41f1-b1b0-8f02633b407e","url":"https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587719-super-el-nino-could-have-unexpected-effect-on-uk-winter/","domain":"newscientist.com","outlet":{"name":"New Scientist","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Super El Niño could have unexpected effect on UK winter","plainHeadline":"El Niño could extend wet, stormy UK winter into spring.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Unprecedented El Niño gathering strength in the Pacific may disrupt UK forecasts.","Met Office says the strong El Niño could keep the UK wet and stormy into spring.","Very strong El Niño might reverse late-winter easterlies to westerlies, remaining cold but not extreme.","Historical events (1997-98, 2015-16) showed milder, wetter winters with strong El Niños.","Extreme rainfall could saturate soils but replenish reservoirs; uncertainty remains high."],"topics":["Climate","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T14:56:07.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-04T15:58:55.276Z","story":null}