'Supersized' El Niño may become strongest ever recorded, UN says
Forecasters say the event could become the strongest since 1950 and bring droughts, floods and extreme heat across multiple regions.
- On Thursday, the World Meteorological Organization predicted a "nearly 100% likelihood" that the "supersized" El Niño will persist through February 2027, marking the strongest such event on record.
- Driven by exceptionally warm tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the climate phenomenon has pushed the planet into "uncharted waters" and is being "supersized" before our eyes.
- In Eastern and Southern Africa, Unicef regional director Etleva Kadilli warns that more than 162 million children face drought and flooding risks, with Somalia potentially affected by up to 2.5 million people from flooding.
- WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo stated "we are already seeing disruption and devastation" from extreme weather, urging that "we have no time to lose" to protect vulnerable communities and economies.
- Projections from the United Nations suggest global heating will reach at least 1.8C even under optimistic scenarios, potentially causing a 14% decline in food production by 2050 as 2027 is forecast to be even hotter.
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He warned that the phenomenon would intensify to very strong levels by the end of 2026; several Latin American countries declared an emergency; Argentina was preparing for a year-end with greater rainfall and flood risk.
Milan, 3 sets. (askanews) - The phenomenon El Nino is now "firmly consolidated" and is expected to intensify further in the coming months, reaching a "very strong" intensity with almost the certainty that it will last until February 2027, warns the World Meteorological Organization (OMM). This episode "may be more powerful than any other observed since we started our recordings, to the point of literally exceeding the limits of the graphs we use…
'Supersized' El Niño may become strongest ever recorded, UN says
'El Niño is being supersized before our eyes. The science leaves no room for doubt: The planet is in uncharted waters, and those waters are heating up,' says United Nations chief Antonio Guterres
The phenomenon is intensifying and frightening scientists: "It could overcome any event recorded since the start of our monitoring," says the Omm. While the Earth runs over +1.5 °C. The price of heat is also measured in human lives: in Italy the summer budget is not yet available
WMO warns of rains, floods, droughts and temperatures above the standard in various regions of the world.
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