El Nino is back and extreme weather could follow

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11 個月前

STORY: El Nino is officially back and extreme weather is expected to come with it

From heavy rainfall in South America to drought in Australia and Asia

and tropical cyclones spinning toward vulnerable Pacific islands

Early signs of hot, dry weather are already threatening farmers across Asia

During the last El Nino climate pattern, in 2016, the world saw its hottest year on record

[Tom Di Liberto / NOAA Climate Scientist]

"2024, I think is a year that if you're looking for a potential global record in terms of temperature is an El Nino, with the continued warming since the 2016, El Nino could lead to 2024 being one for the record books. // It gives that little bit extra push on to the global temperatures on top of the warming that we're already causing due to human caused climate change."

El Nino results from unusually warm waters in the Eastern Pacific plus a change in wind flow