El Nino Forecast to Reach Record Strength as Global Heat, Weather Risks Rise: WMO
- The World Meteorological Organization forecasts that El Niño will strengthen rapidly and could become one of the strongest events since at least 1950.
- The WMO forecasts a near-100% chance that El Niño will continue through February 2027 and peak around December.
- Pacific sea-surface temperatures are expected to reach record levels in late 2026.
- The WMO says El Niño could raise temperatures, shift rainfall patterns, and increase drought and flood risks in different regions.
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The phenomenon will reach its maximum intensity around December and there is a probability that it will persist until February 2027, with a higher risk of extreme heat, droughts and floods.
This is reflected in the latest seasonal climate bulletin, published on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization, an agency of the United Nations.
The powerful weather phenomenon El Niño, in progress, will intensify even more in the coming months, until it reaches its peak in December, to persist until February, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced Thursday...
According to the World Meteorological Organization, the current episode of El Niño could become one of the most intense ever observed.
The current powerful El Niño weather phenomenon could become the most intense ever recorded, amplifying the effects of climate change The powerful El Niño weather phenomenon in
Although it does not mean that all regions of the world will face temperatures above average every day, it significantly increases the probability of extreme heat waves and other effects associated with increased temperatures.
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