Increased rainfall and storms to hit UK due to biggest El Niño for a century, says Met Office
The UK Met Office warns that an exceptionally strong El Niño event, the largest in over a century, is expected to cause increased rainfall and storms in the UK this autumn. The weather pattern is also predicted to trigger severe droughts in parts of the southern hemisphere.
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‘We already see signals for increased rainfall and storminess in the UK around November time.’/Getty Images ‘We already see signals for increased rainfall and storminess in the UK around November time.’/Getty Images El Niño southern oscillation Increased rainfall and storms to hit UK due to biggest El Niño for a century, says Met Office ‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere
Prefer the Guardian on Google The El Niño event developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest for more than a 100 years, the UK’s Met Office has said.
Increased rainfall and storms are forecast to hit the UK this autumn as a result of the “unprecedented” weather pattern, which will also cause severe droughts in the southern hemisphere, the Met Office warned.
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