According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other specialised agencies, an El Niño event could develop later in 2026, potentially pushing global temperatures to record levels in 2026 and especially in 2027.
Graduated in Physics from the University of Seville in 1977. Paco Martín joined the former INM, currently AEMET, where he has worked for more than 36 years, belonging to the bodies of Observer, Assistant Meteorologist and Superior Body of State Meteorologists. Francisco has held positions of responsibility within AEMET in the areas of Forecasting. In addition, he has been a professor in training courses for new personnel and courses for updating predictors.
He has been invited by international organisations (WMO, EUMETSAT, some National Meteorological Services of Ibero-American countries, etc.) as an expert in forecasting, nowcasting and early warning systems. Also, he has participated in numerous lectures and informative events in Universities, Masters and Amateur Meetings in Spain and has conducted and coordinated studies on severe weather phenomena within AEMET.
For more than a decade, within Meteored, he has been dedicated to the popularisation of meteorology and its related sciences with the management of the RAM where he is Coordinator.
News by Francisco Martín León
A new geophysical model integrating velocity data and seismic focal mechanisms reveals that the Iberian Peninsula is slowly rotating clockwise relative to Eurasia and Africa, according to a new study.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed one of the earliest bright galaxies yet, MoM-z14, and researchers say it’s adding fresh tension between what models predicted and what Webb keeps finding
Our planet is setting behind the Moon’s bright limb as the photograph is captured by an external camera aboard the Orion spacecraft.
Jupiter’s moons are full of weird surprises, but one of them has stood out for years. A 'true colour' view and a few brutal stats explain why Io keeps stealing the spotlight.
Climate change has many culprits, from agriculture to transport and energy production. Now, another factor can be added to the list: the salty masses of the deep ocean.
A group of researchers is reviewing our understanding of the interiors of the outermost planets in the solar system: Uranus and Neptune. Are they icy planets (as commonly believed), rocky, or do they have a mixed structure?
The European Space Agency (ESA) has achieved a new scientific feat by detecting X-ray emissions coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a visitor crossing the solar system from beyond its boundaries.
Astronomers have detected a narrow jet of material emerging from the sunlit side of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, behaving differently from its dust tail and revealing new clues about how the comet rotates
In recent years, the global climate has become increasingly extreme, with a growing intensification of alternating droughts and floods, what scientists refer to as hydroclimatic extremes or “whiplash” events, with significant repercussions and impacts. Chinese sediments hold the answer to the underlying causes.
Soil salinization is one of the major challenges for agriculture, drastically reducing productivity. Understanding how plants manage excess salt could open new pathways for developing more resilient crops under extreme conditions.
The ozone hole over Antarctica is slowly recovering, according to NASA and NOAA. Data from 2025 confirms this in a recent report by both organizations.
A new image of the Bat Nebula has been captured by the European Southern Observatory, formed by vast clouds of gas and dust where new stars are born at a distance of 10,000 light-years.
Plate tectonics and bedrock movements, caused by the melting of large surface ice sheets, have been causing significant displacements of Greenland in recent years.
Spacecraft monitoring the Sun witnessed a dramatic increase in the brightness of comet 3I/ATLAS as it approached its perihelion on 29 October, 2025. What's happening to the rare comet?
Rising global temperatures could make the Sahara much wetter, according to UIC researchers. Why might this happen?
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is rarely visible at this time of year, but we can still see it from Earth with high-resolution astronomical systems providing illuminating data. What is it?
The European Space Agency (ESA) has discovered that the weak region of Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), has expanded significantly since 2014.
Researchers used sound waves to generate high-resolution images of faults and fractures deep beneath the seafloor, revealing the plate's breaking points in parts of the Pacific Northwest.
Researchers have the unique opportunity to study the rare and mysterious comet 3I/ATLAS in detail as it approaches Mars in early October 2025, with several spacecraft and telescopes studying it as this happens.