'Most Intense' In Over A Century: How This Year's El Nino May Impact World
Meteorologists warn that the current El Nino event is on track to be the most intense in over a century, likely making 2027 the hottest year on record. The phenomenon is expected to exacerbate extreme weather patterns globally when combined with human-induced climate change.
Why it matters
Understanding the intensity of El Nino is vital for global disaster preparedness and long-term climate adaptation strategies.
This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far.It is expected to be the most "intense" El Nino in more than a century, the head of long-range forecasting at the UK's Met Office warned on Friday.Stacked on top of long-term human-caused climate change, the temporary jolt will offer a glimpse of the heat the world can expect by the late 2030s, experts say.Here's what to know.What Is El Nino?El Nino is the warming phase of a natural cycle in the tropical Pacific known as the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).It sets in when trade winds that blow from east to west temporarily ease up, allowing warm water which normally piles up in the western Pacific Ocean to slide back east and rise to the surface.When those warmer-than-average surface temperatures last…
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