UN climate agency warns El Niño may be strongest ever recorded
The World Meteorological Organization warns that the current El Niño event could become the strongest on record, potentially lasting through February 2027. This phenomenon is expected to drive extreme weather patterns, including floods and droughts, and may lead to new global temperature records.
Why it matters
The intensification of El Niño poses significant risks to global food security, disaster management, and climate stability.
Officials in Indonesia say El Niño conditions have raised the risk of more fires during the peak dry season. ( AP: East Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency )
The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, the World Meteorological Organization has said.
The UN climate agency says this raises risks of extreme weather into next year.
The WMO says it is highly likely that El Niño will continue through to February.
Link copied Share Share article El Niño could be the strongest since records began four decades ago, the United Nations climate agency has warned, with the UN chief warning the world is in the "danger zone of extreme weather".
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