--- title: "UN warns of potentially record-breaking El Niño" description: "Most outlets led with the UN’s warning that the current El Niño could be the strongest in decades, using phrases like “off the charts” or “unprecedented.” Arab News Pakistan and Aaj News (English) quoted the exact wording “literally off the monitoring charts,” while Dawn and Daily Times emphasized the call for urgent action and potential global impacts. Hum News English focused on the strength of the event and its potential for extreme weather, without explicitly using the “off the charts” phrasing." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15658-el-nino-could-be-literally-off-the-monitoring-charts-un site: HarZaviya language: en --- # UN warns of potentially record-breaking El Niño world · updated 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 PM PKT · 21 Oct 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the UN’s warning that the current El Niño could be the strongest in decades, using phrases like “off the charts” or “unprecedented.” Arab News Pakistan and Aaj News (English) quoted the exact wording “literally off the monitoring charts,” while Dawn and Daily Times emphasized the call for urgent action and potential global impacts. Hum News English focused on the strength of the event and its potential for extreme weather, without explicitly using the “off the charts” phrasing. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [UN warns of unprecedented El Niño, urges urgent action](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1570315/un-warns-of-unprecedented-el-nino-urges-urgent-action/) · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 PM PKT > The United Nations has urged countries to prepare for an exceptionally powerful El Niño, warning of severe global weather disruptions. Rising temperatures, floods and droughts could threaten millions of vulnerable people worldwide. UN officials say governments must act quickly to limit the humanitarian impact before conditions worsen. Celeste Saulo, head of the World Meteorological Organisation... - **Dawn** — [UN issues call to arms to combat 'off the charts' El Niño](https://www.dawn.com/news/2038798/un-issues-call-to-arms-to-combat-off-the-charts-el-nino) · 21 Oct 2026, 8:03 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > The El Niño weather phenomenon gripping the planet is heading off the charts, the United Nations warned on Wednesday, saying countries should take urgent action to prepare for the worst. El Niño is set to peak in December, but the human impact of its associated extreme temperatures, floods and droughts is set to last into 2027 and beyond. The UN called for international preventative measures to... - **Aaj News (English)** — [El Nino could be 'literally off the monitoring charts': UN](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330477414/el-nino-could-be-literally-off-the-monitoring-charts-un) · 21 Oct 2026, 6:12 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > The El Nino weather phenomenon gripping the planet could be off the charts, the United Nations warned Wednesday, saying countries should take urgent action to prepare for the worst. “The current El Nino event could be unprecedented in strength. Literally off the monitoring charts that we have used for the past four decades,” Celeste Saulo, head of the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation, tol... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [El Nino could be ‘literally off the monitoring charts’: UN](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/el-nino-could-be-literally-off-the-monitoring-charts-un-3004832) · 21 Oct 2026, 5:51 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > The United Nations has warned that the current El Nino event is exceptionally strong and could exceed monitoring capabilities, urging countries to prepare for severe impacts. - **Hum News English** — [El Niño could be strongest in 40 years, UN weather agency chief says](https://humenglish.com/latest/el-nino-could-be-strongest-in-40-years-un-weather-agency-chief-says/) · 21 Oct 2026, 5:45 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > GENEVA: El Niño could reach unprecedented strength, exceeding anything observed in the past four decades, the head of the United Nations weather agency warned on Wednesday, raising concerns about extreme heat, droughts and flooding worldwide. Celeste Saulo, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), said the developing climate phenomenon could bring intense heat and disru... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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