Projections from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts indicate the possibility of a super El Niño forming this year. The phenomenon could become the most intense in 140 years and lead the planet to new temperature records by 2027.
El Niño is characterized by an increase of at least 0.5°C in Pacific Ocean waters, while super El Niño is associated with warming above 2°C. The phenomenon could break the record of the 2015 El Niño, when Pacific temperatures reached 2.8°C above average.
El Niño is characterized by an increase of at least 0.5°C in Pacific Ocean waters
Super El Niño is associated with warming above 2°C
2015 El Niño recorded Pacific temperatures 2.8°C above average
In Brazil, El Niño causes drought in the Northeast and intense rainfall in the South
Professor Paul Roundy from New York University confirmed risk of strongest El Niño in over a century
Phenomenon could cause droughts in Central America, Central Africa, Australia, Indonesia and Philippines
Forecast of torrential rains in Peru, Ecuador and other areas near the Equator
2027 emerges as year with greatest potential to register new global heat records
Global warming is altering El Niño phenomenon patterns
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