A weather expert from Pakistan's Meteorological Department has warned that the Indian subcontinent may experience a weakened monsoon season this year due to the anticipated formation of an El Niño weather pattern. Spokesperson Anjum Nazir Zaigham said the phenomenon could intensify into a "super El Niño" by late August or September, which historically suppresses summer monsoon rainfall across the region. If the pattern develops as projected, 2027 could become the warmest year ever recorded, compounding a broader global trend given that the last El Niño, in 2023–2024, already made those two years the hottest on record.