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Indonesian authorities are battling wildfires that have scorched more than 100,000 hectares, with nearly 50,000 firefighters deployed and dozens of schools closed due to hazardous smoke. Cloud-seeding flights are being used to combat dry conditions linked to El Nino.
Nearly 50,000 firefighters and multiple helicopters are battling wildfires across Indonesia, with the government citing El Nino as a key factor. A major blaze in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park has burned 743 hectares, and peatland fires are raging in Sumatra and Borneo.
Indonesian authorities have closed the entire Mount Bromo national park in East Java as a fast-spreading wildfire has nearly tripled the area burned, prompting the deployment of hundreds of firefighters and personnel to contain the blaze.
In Indonesia's West Java, salt farmers are celebrating a record harvest due to the El Niño-driven drought, while crop farmers suffer from water scarcity and heat. Experts caution that short-term gains in salt production are local, with long-term risks to agriculture and food security.
The WMO warns that a rapidly intensifying El Nino will disrupt global weather, increasing heatwaves, droughts, and floods. UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for an immediate stop to new fossil fuel projects, emphasizing the need for concrete climate action.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology warns El Niño has formed in the tropical Pacific and could become one of the strongest since 1950. The phenomenon is expected to bring heavy rains to the Americas and hot, dry weather to Asia, threatening food supplies. Climate change is expected to worsen its impacts.
The monsoon has arrived in India's Kerala state three days late, providing critical support for the country's $4 trillion economy and key crops like cotton, rice, and sugarcane. The India Meteorological Department confirmed the onset and predicted further advance into central and southern regions.
The UN Secretary-General urges the world to treat El Nino as an urgent climate warning, as the phenomenon has a 90% chance of forming by November, triggering floods, droughts, and heatwaves globally. The WMO warns of increased extreme weather events, while officials highlight risks of wildfires, disease spread, and food price hikes.
El Niño, the cyclical warming of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, is expected to reduce Atlantic hurricane activity but increase Pacific storm formation during the 2026 cyclone season. The phenomenon disrupts global wind and rain patterns, altering where and how many tropical cyclones develop worldwide.
