Strong El Nino 'Adding Fuel to a Planet Already on Fire', Warns UN Chief
The World Meteorological Organization said the event could bring record heat, drought and flooding as ocean temperatures climb 3 degrees Celsius above normal.
- The World Meteorological Organisation warned on Friday that a strong El Nino is expected to intensify starting in August, driving above-normal temperatures globally and significantly shifting rainfall patterns.
- Warming sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean characterize the ongoing El Nino, with seasonal-average temperature anomalies exceeding 2.9 degrees Celsius according to multiple weather models.
- Alongside El Nino, a positive Indian Ocean Dipole is forecast to develop, where the western Indian Ocean becomes warmer than the eastern basin, potentially amplifying regional droughts, floods, and wildfires.
- The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, "El Nino is strengthening," adding that Fossil fuels are "fanning the flames" of a planet "already on fire" with heat domes and wildfires.
- Communities face a window of opportunity to act before impacts unfold, as the WMO mobilizes information services to help countries anticipate and minimize risks from the intensifying climate crisis.
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The El Niño phenomenon continues to strengthen and, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), is expected to dominate global climate conditions from August to October 2026, increasing the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in much of the world and causing significant changes in rainfall patterns. The WMO is urging governments to address the climate crisis.
The weather this year could be worrying. The effects of El Niño will peak in November.
The United Nations has warned of a sharp increase in climate risks in the coming months, and the rise in the El Niño phenomenon may expose the world to dangerous waves of heat, droughts, floods and new temperature records.
UN warns of increasing heat and extreme weather in the world due to climate phenomenonThe UN World Meteorological Organization said the El Niño phenomenon is rapidly intensifying and will cause extreme weather events. The UN Secretary General called on countries to speed up the fight against climate change.
New York. The climate phenomenon El Niño, which is intensifying in the Pacific, “lives an already burning planet” and drags the world into an “unknown territory,” warned the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, yesterday.
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Independent EspañolThere are approaching chaotic extremes of rain, drought and heat never seen
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