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The Great Barrier Reef requires special attention in the developing super El Niño

Published: 06/10/2026, 00:00

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Mareeba, Australia. Search author on: PubMed Google Scholar Zeke Hausfather’s call for governments to prepare for the developing super El Niño should extend to ecosystems that have been weakened by repeated climate extremes (see Nature 657, 858; 2026). The Great Barrier Reef, for example, is entering this event during a fragile recovery window. Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout A ‘super’ El Niño could transform the Amazon. Is the world’s biggest rainforest doomed? This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’ Coral die-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say Nature has rights — it is time the world recognized them