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Michelle L'Heureux

Michelle L'Heureux

Lead ENSO forecaster, NOAA Climate Prediction Center

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Global wildfires set 2026 record as a strong El Niño builds

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Coordinating NOAA's 2026 El Niño outlook

Satellites tracked 150 million hectares of burned land globally in the first four months of 2026. That is roughly the size of Alaska, and about double the historical average for January through April.

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