UN warns El Nino could be strongest on record as it urges world to prepare
- Published on 21/10/2026 - 16:53 GMT+2•Updated 17:06 The current El Nino could reach a strength never seen in modern records, United Nations officials warned on Wednesday, calling on governments to act now to limit the damage.
- "The current El Nino event could be unprecedented in strength.
- Literally off the monitoring charts that we have used for the past four decades," Celeste Saulo, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), told reporters in Geneva.
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- Published on 21/10/2026 - 16:53 GMT+2•Updated 17:06 The current El Nino could reach a strength never seen in modern records, United Nations officials warned on Wednesday, calling on governments to act now to limit the damage.
- "The current El Nino event could be unprecedented in strength.
- Literally off the monitoring charts that we have used for the past four decades," Celeste Saulo, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), told reporters in Geneva.
Sources: Euronews