UN warns El Nino could be ‘off the charts’, strongest in decades
- El Nino is set to intensify to exceptional levels in the coming months and persist into early 2027, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned, raising the prospect of worsening droughts, floods and extreme heat across the globe.
- The United Nations weather agency said on Thursday forecasts show a nearly 100 percent likelihood that El Nino will continue through February, the strongest level of certainty it has ever expressed in an El Nino/La Nina update.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Storm Lala strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it nears Hawaiilist 2 of 3Govern
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- El Nino is set to intensify to exceptional levels in the coming months and persist into early 2027, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned, raising the prospect of worsening droughts, floods and extreme heat across the globe.
- The United Nations weather agency said on Thursday forecasts show a nearly 100 percent likelihood that El Nino will continue through February, the strongest level of certainty it has ever expressed in an El Nino/La Nina update.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Storm Lala strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it nears Hawaiilist 2 of 3Govern
Sources: Al Jazeera