Five ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world
- In the eastern Pacific, where El Niño tends to strengthen hurricane activity, it has been a very active season so far.
- There have been 22 named storms and 12 hurricanes, including 10 major hurricanes.
- This is already above the number that would typically develop in the whole of an average season, with two months left to go until its end.
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- In the eastern Pacific, where El Niño tends to strengthen hurricane activity, it has been a very active season so far.
- There have been 22 named storms and 12 hurricanes, including 10 major hurricanes.
- This is already above the number that would typically develop in the whole of an average season, with two months left to go until its end.
Sources: BBC News