Uruguay Prepares Protocols for the Risk of El Niño Flooding in the Spring
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Uruguay prepares protocols for the risk of El Niño flooding in the spring
Uruguay's government is drawing up a set of contingency protocols for the flooding risk associated with the El Niño phenomenon, which climate projections indicate will have its greatest impact on the region during the southern hemisphere spring. President Yamandú Orsi announced at the Congress of Departmental Governors that the measures will be presented in August, ahead of what may occur from September and October.
El Niño in the tropical Pacific is rapidly strengthening. Rising sea surface temperatures are pushing it into the category of a very strong phenomenon known as a Super El Niño. Forecasts suggest it could reach record levels by the end of the year. Its main impacts are expected during the coming winter.
Montevideo, 29 Jul (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government lists coordination and work plans to address the effects of the climatic phenomenon with the category "Super Niño", transcended here today. The post Uruguay prepares to mitigate the effects of the "Super Niño" first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
The El Niño phenomenon has already begun to show its first effects on the east of the Plata Basin and the greatest impact is currently recorded on the Uruguay River, where water levels will remain high over the next few months. However, specialists warn that it is still impossible to determine precisely what the definitive magnitude of the event will be and whether it will end up affecting with force other regions such as the Pampa plain, Mesopo…
The projections of Berkeley Earth scientists point out that the super El Niño that develops in the Pacific Ocean is 90% likely to become the most intense in the past 150 years.If the scenario is confirmed, the phenomenon can boost global temperatures to new records and intensify the occurrence of extreme weather events in different regions of the planet.The estimates are based on 14 climate models cited by New Scientist magazine.According to the…
El Niño is already active in the equatorial Pacific and the latest forecasts raise the alert: there is a 63% probability that it will reach a “very strong” intensity between November 2026 and January 2027, being among the greatest observed episodes since there are reliable records. NOAA maintains the official announcement of El Niño and anticipates that it will be reinforced during the Northern Autumn. The proven fact: the Pacific Ocean is warmi…
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