GENEVA: According to the United Nations on Wednesday ( Nov. 8 ), the El Nino weather phenomenon, which raises global temperatures, is anticipated to persist until at least April 2024.
El Nino is a naturally occurring weather pattern that is frequently linked to increased warmth across the globe, as well as rainfall in some regions and torrential rains in others.
The latest El Nino, which developed quickly between July and August of this year, is expected to crest between now and January, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.
It stated in its most recent release that it was anticipated to continue until at least April and that there is a 90 % chance it will linger throughout the upcoming northern hemispheres winter/southern summer.
Every two to seven years, the climate phenomenon typically takes place, and the year after it first appears, global temperatures generally rise.
WMO emphasized that the trend was taking place in the context of swift climate change, even though the majority of the El Nino effect is not anticipated to become felt until 2024.
The year after an extremely powerful El Nino developed, 2016 was now the hottest time ever recorded, but the world is already on track to break that record.
The time 2023 is now on track to be the warmest year on record due to report large land and sea surface temperature since June, according to WMO chief Petteri Taalas, who also issued a warning that “next year may be also warmer.”
He stated,” This is unmistakably and clearly attributable to the contribution of the rising concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases from human activities.”
He warned, emphasizing the significance of effective early warning systems, that “extreme events like heatwaves, drought, wildfire, heavy rains, and storms will be enhanced in some regions, with big impacts.”