METEOROLOGISTS around the world are predicting that a Super El Niño is imminent by mid-2026 and it could result in a temperature rise of over 2 C or 3 C in the Pacific Ocean. It not only impacts temperature but rainfall patterns as well. While the term “Super El Niño” is not officially used by the World Meteorological Organization, it has caught on with different analysts and media to indicate the above average rise in temperature. In the Philippines, the typical cyclical El Niño we’ve experienced was an effect of temperature rise only by 0.5 C above the historical average in the surface of the Pacific Ocean.