The intensifying El Niño is expected to cause significant disruptions worldwide, including flooding in some regions, droughts in others, heatwaves, and agricultural impacts such as reduced rice yields in Asia. These effects could lead to food price inflation and humanitarian challenges. The WMO has highlighted the increased risk of heatwaves on land and marine heatwaves, which could exacerbate existing climate-related issues. The event's unprecedented intensity, combined with already record-high global sea surface temperatures, raises concerns about amplified impacts due to human-caused climate change.