'Unprecedented' El Nino to batter UK with storms
Forecasters said the event could push Pacific sea temperatures more than 3C above normal and make 2027 the warmest year on record.
- The Met Office warned on Friday that an unprecedented El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean will likely make 2027 the hottest year on record.
- Forecasters report this El Niño is the strongest since at least 1950, with sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific expected to rise by more than 3°C later in 2026.
- Summer heatwaves have left 71.3 per cent of England and all of Wales suffering from drought, putting severe pressure on water systems, wildlife, and farmers across Britain.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned last week of potentially heavy rainfall this autumn and winter, as the developing weather pattern shifts conditions after recent heatwaves.
- The National Drought Group warns that drought conditions may persist into the new year despite potential rainfall, as natural climate variability compounds climate change stresses.
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‘Unprecedented’ El Nino event to bring severe storms and rain
An ‘unprecedented’ El Niño event is set to see the UK being pounded with severe storms and wet weather this autumn, forecasters have warned. El Niño is declared when sea temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific rise 0.5C above the long-term average, impacting global rainfall patterns and average temperatures. Fortunately, El Niño’s direct effect on Ireland is relatively weak, and less predictable compared to regions closer to the Pacific. Wh…
The climate phenomenon El Niño is to be the most intense observed for over 100 years, predicts Friday an expert from the British Meteorological Agency Met Office, confirming the predictions of the majority of experts, reports AFP.
The current El Niño could well be “the most intense in more than a century.” The British meteorological institute, the Met Office, warns of this.
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