Three Pacific hurricanes gather strength as El Nino intensifies
- The current El Nino could become the strongest on record as the natural climate pattern that warms the tropical Pacific intensifies, with three hurricanes churning across the ocean on Thursday.
- The United Nations has warned of growing extreme weather risks into 2027.
- Issued on: 03/09/2026 - 12:43 2 min Reading time The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the UN body that coordinates weather and climate forecasting, said there was a near 100-percent chance El Nino would persist through February 2027.
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- The current El Nino could become the strongest on record as the natural climate pattern that warms the tropical Pacific intensifies, with three hurricanes churning across the ocean on Thursday.
- The United Nations has warned of growing extreme weather risks into 2027.
- Issued on: 03/09/2026 - 12:43 2 min Reading time The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the UN body that coordinates weather and climate forecasting, said there was a near 100-percent chance El Nino would persist through February 2027.
Sources: RFI