UN Warns of Extreme Heat Risk from Imminent El Niño Return
The United Nations is urging global preparedness for extreme heat risks as the El Niño phenomenon is expected to return imminently. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that El Niño will "pour fuel on the fire" of global warming.
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WMO's El Nino alert raises odds of severe impact on monsoon
El Nino is rapidly developing, with an 80% likelihood of formation, threatening to severely weaken India's monsoon and increase global extreme weather risks. The World Meteorological Organization warns of potentially moderate to strong El Nino conditions continuing until at least November, impacting India's entire four-month monsoon season and summer sowing.
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The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Nino that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts between nine and 12 months, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The WMO said warm ocean waters were driving El Nino’s development and predicted above-average temp
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