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EL NIÑO. Dry paddy fields await rainfall as a weak monsoon delays farmers from planting rice saplings, possibly linked to El Nino, during National Paddy Day, also called Asar Pandra, which symbolically marks the commencement of rice crop planting in the country, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 29, 2026.
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The intensity of El Niño is important because it increases the likelihood of extreme weather and climate events in different parts of the world, says World Meteorological Organization scientist Alvaro Silva
GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations weather agency on Friday, July 3, raised its forecast for the rapid emergence of a strong El Niño in the coming months, warning that the phenomenon is likely to drive global temperatures higher.
