Tens of Millions Dead and Nations Collapse, Next Month Will Be Worse

The El Niño phenomenon projected to begin emerging next month is expected to be the most severe since 1877. That El Niño nearly 150 years ago caused the deaths of tens of millions of people worldwide. According to the Washington Post, cited by Futurism, the 2026 El Niño has the potential to become the most devastating climate phenomenon in history. Over three consecutive months, climate models predict the “monster El Niño” or “Godzilla El Niño.” This name is given because during the El Niño period, Earth’s temperatures are projected to set new record highs. The frequency and intensity of droughts, humidity, and floods are also expected to peak. Paul Roundy, a professor of atmospheric science at the University at Albany, states that scientists are increasingly convinced that this year’s El Niño is the largest since the 1870s. The worst recorded El Niño in history occurred in 1877. David Wallace-Wells states that during that period, floods, droughts, and extreme heat had an extraordinary impact on people worldwide. In India, China, Egypt, and Brazil, famine disasters killed tens of millions of lives. The famine disasters were followed by disease outbreaks, particularly cholera transmissions, which spread to major cities in Western countries. The political impacts of the 1877 El Niño were also felt worldwide. Colonial states in Asia, Africa, and the Americas collapsed under various disasters, allowing them to be fully controlled by colonial governments. According to Futurism, the impacts of the 2026 El Niño could cause equally severe political pressures. However, the impacts will not be uniform. China, for example, is considered to have independent food and energy resources compared to India, which relies on supplies from other countries. “What will happen afterwards, as usual, will have an equally significant impact on political economy, not just on the climate,” says Wallace-Wells.