The climate phenomenon is expected to drive up global temperatures and bring extreme weather

UN agency predicts phenomenon that supercharges weather extremes has 80% chance of forming before September

The UN has predicted an 80% chance of an El Niño in the coming weeks, a powerful weather phenomenon that raises global temperatures and reduced rainfall.

An El Nino event this year is likely to take place between June and August 2026

UN warns of rising global temperatures and extreme weather risks from El Niño, urging immediate preparedness and action against climate impacts.

The climate phenomenon is expected to drive up global temperatures and bring extreme weather

The UN urged all countries on Tuesday to bolster early warning systems after confirming the onset of El Niño, warning that the Pacific Ocean-warming phenomenon will bring…

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There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological…

El Niño is a naturally occurring weather phenomenon but its effects are worse because of climate change.

The incoming 'Godzilla' or 'Super Duper' El Niño is expected to be one of the worst in human history, and will set weather around the world off kilter into 2027, scientists have…

The World Meteorological Organization says there's a high likelihood of a moderate or possibly strong El Nino weather phenomenon in the coming months. This could push temperatures…

UN chief warns that the phenomenon, expected within months, will ‘pour fuel on the fire’ of global heating.

The world has been warned to prepare for the imminent return of El Niño - along with extreme weather conditions.

There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Niño phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological…

Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching

A strong El Niño this year, colloquially dubbed a super El Niño, could lead to extreme weather events — from heavy rainfall to exacerbated droughts.

Weather models project a potentially strong El Niño this year, which could spell disaster for heatwave-hit India, drench China and hurt agriculture across south-east Asia