The daily Niño 3.4 index surpassed the 2015 maximum in September and was near +3.5°C by late October. The ocean signal is exceptional, but intensity does not automatically determine local damage or a single cause.
Researchers documented the Ghana cuckooshrike in Côte d’Ivoire's Taï National Park. The record proves persistence, but reveals neither population size nor relief from threats to its forest habitat.
A judge ordered protection of Parakanã land after audio messages announced a return by hundreds of former occupants during the election. No entry followed deployment, but threats and historical damage remain.
At least 83 sectors took on water, with power cuts and airport delays. El Niño favors coastal rain, but tide, river flows, reservoir releases and urban drainage formed a compound risk.
Satellite monitoring places 92% of loss in Brazil and a recent expansion inside Colombia's Rio Pure park. Raids temporarily remove dredges, but the supporting network repeatedly reactivates fronts.
The October 29–November 4 bulletin says El Niño is strengthening. It is a weekly weather outlook for crops and pasture, not a long-range forecast or food-security classification.