‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology warns that a strengthening El Niño event in the Pacific could lead to record-breaking global temperatures by 2027. The phenomenon is expected to bring hotter and drier conditions to parts of Australia, despite the complexity of predicting local impacts.
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A map showing the development of El Niño in the tropical Pacific. Red areas are where sea surface temperatures are warmer than average. Illustration: Bureau of Meteorology A map showing the development of El Niño in the tropical Pacific. Red areas are where sea surface temperatures are warmer than average. Illustration: Bureau of Meteorology Environment ‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm
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Prefer the Guardian on Google The El Niño climate phenomenon linked to record global temperatures and now locked in place in the Pacific Ocean could develop into the strongest on record, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology.
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