El Nino Is Here and Scientists Fear It'll Be Big, Bad and Costly with Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
NOAA says there is a 63% chance the event becomes very strong by late fall or early winter, with global heat and weather risks rising.
- On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared El Niño conditions have officially begun in the tropical Pacific, marking a natural weather cycle expected to grow to historic strength.
- This warming phase follows the fading of the cooler 'sister' pattern, La Niña, at the end of last year, with sea surface temperatures in the central and tropical Pacific passing the 0.5C-above-average threshold.
- Forecasters suggest this could become a so-called 'super' El Niño, with NOAA estimating a 63% chance the event will intensify to rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950.
- This pattern disrupts global weather, bringing drought to Central America and wildfires to Australia, while parts of western South America often experience heavy rain and floods; the U.S. Southwest may receive strong summer rains alleviating snow drought.
- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres described El Niño as an 'urgent climate warning,' noting it will pour 'fuel on the fire' of a warming world as projections indicate global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees of warming above late-19th-Century levels by 2027.
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El Nino Is Back, and It May Be a Doozy
El Nino is officially back—and scientists say this one could be a heavyweight . The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday confirmed that El Nino conditions have formed in the tropical Pacific, with sea surface temperatures now 0.5 degrees Celsius above average, reports the BBC . Forecasts suggest...
El Niño is officially here, and will be among the strongest ever recorded, NOAA announces
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950."
El Nino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters
NOAA’s National Weather Service announced today that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific, and issued an El Nino Advisory. El Nino, the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall. Forecasters predict a 63% chance of sea surface temperatures exceeding 2.0°C in […] The post El Nino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters appeared first on YubaNet.
The recurring weather phenomenon has been coming up for months. The conditions are now in place. Scientists expect global record temperatures and warn of droughts and floods.
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