Super El Niño has developed an extra arm, an ominous map reveals - indicating that the patch of warm water in the Pacific Ocean has significantly expanded.
Scientists believe that the phenomenon can increase the risk of extreme heat waves, floods and droughts in different regions of the world over the coming months.
The weather phenomenon of El Niño, which according to experts this year is going to be particularly intense, is going to be even worse than expected. According to images shared by Senamhi, the national meteorological and hydrological service of Peru, taken on September 30, in the last few weeks it has been
In the Pacific, a second arm of warm water appears to spread in the strongest El Niño ever measured. What this means for the Swiss winter is open – mild, wet phases, but also cold air infiltration are possible.