Top climate scientists set out five steps to help the world prepare for super El Niño
Researchers urge early-warning systems and health-risk reviews as WMO says El Niño is firmly established and may become one of the strongest since 1950.
- The World Meteorological Organization announced in early September that El Niño is firmly established and expected to strengthen further, with exceptionally warm tropical Pacific Ocean conditions supporting intensification that will shift rainfall patterns worldwide.
- Measured by the Niño 3.4 index, the natural phenomenon occurs irregularly when Eastern Pacific Ocean sea temperatures become unusually warm; WMO data from 13 national and international centres confirms temperatures increased from +1.6°C above normal in June to +2.5°C by August.
- Researchers published recommendations in The Lancet calling for the United Nations to protect health when El Niño is declared; lead author Ruby Lieber of the University of Bristol stated that "isolating the El Niño-related impacts" enables more targeted climate-health actions.
- Direct effects may heighten extreme weather in India, South America, and East Africa, while The IHE Delft Institute for Water Education warns that staple food imports could be at risk and crops in Nicaragua may fail.
- WMO forecasts indicate a near-100 per cent likelihood that El Niño will persist through February 2027, potentially being one of the strongest since at least 1950, with impacts likely stretching into next year.
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With the exception of global warming, no climate event this year has received so much attention in the scientific and information media. It is El Niño, which is characterized by an increase in temperature in the Pacific Ocean. According to experts, it began last June and is expected to be the most powerful in decades. Predictions about its impact abound. One prominent is that surface sea temperatures are likely to exceed two degrees Celsius in t…
The World Meteorological Organization at the United Nations has confirmed that the El Niño natural phenomenon will peak by the end of this year.
Researchers Propose Five Key Actions To Mitigate El Nino's Health Toll
Researchers have outlined five crucial actions to help the world prepare for a potentially strongest-on-record El Nino, aiming to reduce its severe health consequences like infectious diseases, malnutrition, and heat-related conditions. These recommendations, published in The Lancet, emphasise a comprehensive risk overview and early preparatory measures.
The proposal, prepared by researchers at the University of Bristol and published in the medical journal The Lancet, proposes measures to prevent the possible health and social impacts of the climate phenomenon.
Top climate scientists set out five steps to help the world prepare for super El Niño
Researchers have identified five key ways countries across the globe can be better prepared for the impending El Niño—and reduce its potentially devastating toll on human health.
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