World Meteorological Organization confirms developing El Niño, warns of heightened extreme‑weather risk
The WMO says an El Niño event has begun and could become the strongest in more than a century, prompting warnings from the United Nations and probability estimates from the agency.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that an El Niño event has begun or is developing and warned that the upcoming El Niño could be the strongest or most powerful in more than a century. The agency also cautioned that El Niño will increase the risk of extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts and heavy rainfall.
The United Nations warned the world to prepare for extreme weather due to El Niño. UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres said there is 90 % certainty that El Niño will arrive.
The WMO said there is an 80 % chance that El Niño will develop between June and August (Bangkok Post) and a roughly 90 % chance that it will form by November (Dominican Republic Post). It also said El Niño will develop into a strong event between July and September (Times of India).
El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and changes global winds, pressure and rainfall patterns (Dawn). Scientists say climate change is making El Niño’s impacts harder to predict (ABC Australia).
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