The 2023-24 El Nino has peaked as one of the five strongest on record and will continue to impact global climate in the coming months despite a weakening trend, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Tuesday.
The UN agency also said above-normal temperatures are predicted over almost all land areas between March and May.
The prevailing El Nino conditions fuelled record temperatures and extreme events the world over, with 2023 being the warmest on record.