We live in an age where there are consistent patterns of twisting and building narratives that support certain agendas to increase visibility on social media or traffic to a website. There is no doubt that the 2026-27 period will be affected by El Niño, and projections indicate it could be the most intense El Niño event we have observed in history (Washington Post, 2026). Hence, it is no surprise that media outlets are particular about so-called local “record-breaking” hot temperatures, even if it is not entirely true, because it aligns with the trending news that, due to an El Niño event, our planet will be hotter. While the probability of it leading to the highest global temperature is accurate (BBC World, 2026), “if” we see a Super El-Nino event, not every extreme weather event is connected to it, nor are we heading towards some apocalypse.

The last super El Niño occurred in 2015-16, reported by NOAA. It was the strongest El Niño in the 21st century so far. 2026-27 El Niño is being projected as being the most intense in ‘modern’ history, bearing similarity to the infamous 1877-78 one. Much of the destruction that unfolded in the 1870s was due to the British’s indecisive policies and imperial arrogance, leading to the death of millions in Ancient India (Davis, 2001). The claim of climate alarmists that a similar situation can arise by next year is highly exaggerated. Hurricane, one of the most devastating storms in the world, no longer causes fatalities frequently in the thousands as it did in the 19th or, to an extent, in the 20th and 21st centuries. Because of better planning. Hence, comparison of a climatic event of the 1870s with that of the 2020s is factually incorrect.

That said, it is argued that the worst drought in Pakistan in 50 years coincided with the most intense El Niño of the 20th century in 1998-2002 (PWP, 2011). Over 3.3 million were impacted in Balochistan and Sindh, with a hundred dead, not millions. The economic setbacks were short-lived and successfully mitigated, as by 2004-05, Pakistan witnessed a significant economic boom, its only prominent financial growth in the 21st century (World Bank, 2026).