El Niño Likely to Strengthen Rapidly, UN Warns
- Forecast models point to an 'extreme' El Niño event, said Tim Stockdale, an El Niño expert at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts . The World Meteorological Organization expects the phenomenon to intensify between July and September.
- El Niño warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, typically recurring every two to seven years and lasting nine to 12 months. It creates worldwide shifts in wind, pressure, and rainfall, often causing droughts in some regions and floods in others.
- Temperatures in Portugal and southern Spain are expected to reach 43 degrees Celsius in the coming days. France, the Netherlands, and Belgium recorded 3,700 excess deaths during the heatwave between 20 and 28 June, with authorities warning numbers may rise.
- Separately, the World Health Organization warned that Europe could face 'more deadly weeks' ahead as another intense heatwave forms over the Atlantic. The warning follows healthcare system strain from recent extreme heat.
- Combined with human-induced climate change, the previous El Niño contributed to making 2023 the second-hottest year on record and 2024 the all-time high. This pattern underscores the compounding risks of current forecasts.
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The climate phenomenon El Niño should break "records" in terms of intensity, said Tuesday a reference expert
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AlKhaleej TodayCurrent El Nino set to break all records, top weather expert warns
PARIS, July 8 — The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to break records for its overall strength, a top expert said Tuesday, raising concerns about droughts, floods and other extremes linked to the event.Forecast models are pointing to an “extreme” event, said Tim Stockdale, an El Nino expert at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), an intergovernmental organisation.Stockdale said this year’s El Nino is unli…
"El Niño" is back - and apparently more violent than ever. Researchers are expecting a new record, whose effects will probably only show up next year. But is the weather phenomenon also the reason for the current extreme heat periods in Germany and Europe?
This year's El Niño likely to become record-breaker - top expert
The current El Niño weather phenomenon is expected to break records for its overall strength, a top expert said Tuesday, as regions face the risk of droughts, floods and other extremes linked to the event.
This year's El Nino likely to become record-breaker: top expert
PARIS: The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to break records for its overall strength, a top expert said Tuesday, as regions face the risk of droughts, floods and other extremes linked to the event.
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