Phys.org | latest science and technology news stories Follow UK forecasts 'biggest' El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year This year's El Niño weather pattern will be the biggest in more than a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain's national weather agency predicted Friday. https://phys.org/news/2026-08-uk-biggest-el-nino-hottest.html phys.org