UN Weather Body Says El Niño Set to Intensify and Last Until February 2027
WMO says the event could become one of the strongest on record, with sea-surface temperatures forecast to reach 3.7C above normal.
- On Thursday, the World Meteorological Organization confirmed El Niño is firmly established and strengthening rapidly, with nearly 100% certainty it will persist through February 2027.
- WMO Secretary General Celeste Saulo told the Global Heat Forum in Bangkok that the ocean is "the warmest we've ever measured it," releasing stored heat and making more energy available for the event.
- Sea-Surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific are forecast to reach a record 3.7 degrees Celsius above normal from October-November-December, significantly exceeding the previous 2.6°C record set in 2015-2016.
- Researchers at the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab predict this "super-El Niño" could result in 451,000 excess deaths globally, while increasing risks of drought and floods through shifted rainfall patterns.
- Dubbed a "Godzilla" El Niño in Indonesia, the event could rank among the strongest observed since 1950, with WMO forecasts indicating further intensification before the anticipated December peak.
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“El Niño” could reach its peak in December and raise the risk of extreme heat, as well as lead to more rain in several regions of the world.
<p>The world is bracing for a record-breaking El Niño — scientists have warned of extreme heat, flooding and economic losses El Niño could become the most powerful in history, causing heat, droughts and floods. The previous phenomenon has cost the world economy $4 trillion</p>
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El Niño will intensify, then peak in December
GENEVA, Switzerland — El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said on Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since 1950.The naturally occurring weather phenomenon is set to bring higher temperatures to much of the planet, the UN’s weather and climate agency said, with its impact compounding the effects of man-made climate change.“El Niño will continue to intensify ahead of its forecast…
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The naturally occurring weather phenomenon is set to bring higher temperatures to much of the planet, the UN's weather and climate agency said, with its impact compounding the effects of man-made climate change.
The El Niño phenomenon will continue to intensify before reaching its "high point" in December, alerted WMO, and could persist until 2027.
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