As summer heats up in Hilton Head, a potential super El Niño threatens to bring severe weather to the forecast.
Meteorologists from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration predict Hilton Head’s summer, fall and winter will be affected by El Niño. Forecasts suggest it could become the strongest in years.
Here’s what you need to know to prepare for 2026’s El Niño:
What is El Niño?
The air and sea temperatures of the Pacific Ocean fluctuate regularly every two to seven years. El Niño is the warming period, while its opposite, La Niña, is the cooling period…