'Supersized' El Niño may become strongest ever recorded, UN says
The UN weather agency said the event is likely to become very strong and keep driving heat, drought and flooding worldwide.
- On Thursday, the World Meteorological Organization predicted a "nearly 100% likelihood" that the "supersized" El Niño will persist through February 2027, marking the strongest such event on record.
- Driven by exceptionally warm tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the climate phenomenon has pushed the planet into "uncharted waters" and is being "supersized" before our eyes.
- In Eastern and Southern Africa, Unicef regional director Etleva Kadilli warns that more than 162 million children face drought and flooding risks, with Somalia potentially affected by up to 2.5 million people from flooding.
- WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo stated "we are already seeing disruption and devastation" from extreme weather, urging that "we have no time to lose" to protect vulnerable communities and economies.
- Projections from the United Nations suggest global heating will reach at least 1.8C even under optimistic scenarios, potentially causing a 14% decline in food production by 2050 as 2027 is forecast to be even hotter.
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Scientists have been watching the temperature trend in the Pacific Ocean with alarm since the beginning of the year. Now the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that as early as August, surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, near the equator, were up to 2.6 degrees Celsius above average, and in the deeper layers – even more than eight degrees Celsius. Never before have temperatures there been so high so early in the…
The United Nations (UN) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have announced that the El Niño weather phenomenon, centered in the Pacific Ocean, is approaching its most intense level recorded in the last thousand years. They emphasized that the event is intensifying at an unprecedented rate.
The growing strength of El Niño has raised global concerns. Pacific Ocean temperatures are rising steadily, and the threat of record heat and various extreme weather events looms in 2027.
The climate phenomenon El Niño "expands under our eyes," the UN said. According to the latest forecasts, it is almost certain that this phenomenon will lower temperature records. El Niño will probably be the strongest of at least 1,000...
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