India’s monsoon in danger as El Niño predicted to bring hot and dry global conditions, experts warn
The World Meteorological Organization warns that a strengthening El Niño system will likely cause hotter, drier conditions globally from August to October. This shift threatens the Indian monsoon and increases the risk of drought, wildfires, and extreme weather in various regions.
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El Niño patterns significantly impact global food production, water security, and disaster management strategies.
People wading through a waterlogged street in Ahmedabad last week. People wading through a waterlogged street in Ahmedabad last week. El Niño southern oscillation India’s monsoon in danger as El Niño predicted to bring hot and dry global conditions, experts warn El Niño forecast to strengthen from August to October, resulting in higher temperatures and more extreme weather
Prefer the Guardian on Google India’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions are forecast across much of the world as a stronger El Niño weather system is taking hold, weather experts have warned.
The El Niño system will strengthen from August to October, which will bring higher temperatures globally, with increasing rainfall in some regions while other suffer drought, according to new data and forecasts released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Friday.
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