El Niño Set to Bring Warmer Spring to NZ and Australia
WMO said exceptionally warm Pacific waters are driving a very strong event, with forecasts showing a nearly 100% chance it lasts through February 2027.
- On Friday, the World Meteorological Organization reported that El Niño is expected to strengthen further into very strong intensity, with climate impacts persisting well into 2027.
- Fueled by exceptionally warm ocean conditions across the tropical Pacific, the Niño 3.4 index has strengthened markedly, with subsurface temperatures in some areas exceeding more than 8°C above average.
- WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo warned that the organization has launched its largest mobilization in its 50-year history, stating the phenomenon demands unprecedented preparation and response.
- Global forecasts from the Global Seasonal Climate Update indicate increased likelihood of above-normal temperatures and altered rainfall patterns, threatening agriculture, health, energy, and water resources.
- With a nearly 100% likelihood that El Niño will persist through February 2027, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged action, saying "the race now is between rising risks and our commitment to take climate action.
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The alarm for El Niño is getting bigger and bigger. And, according to the World Meteorology Organization (Wmo), the consequences of the phenomenon will reach...
El Niño set to bring warmer spring to NZ and Australia
El Niño is firmly established and will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months, with major impacts on rainfall and temperature patterns and associated risks of floods, drought and extreme heat, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The World Meteorological Organization warned that the El Niño phenomenon could reach a much greater intensity in the following period, and this could influence global weather in the winter of 2026-2027.
El Niño weather could enter 'danger zone' in 2027, UN says
This year's El Niño could be the strongest in decades, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organisation. The recurring weather event is marked by unusually warm ocean surface temperatures in the Pacific, causing heatwaves and floods around the world.
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