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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

El Nino is hottest ever on record and it’s getting bigger, experts warn

  • Japan 's weather agency reported that El Nino reached its strongest level on record in September.
  • Sea surface temperatures in the monitored Pacific region were 4.0C above normal, marking the highest reading since records began in 1949.
  • The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed there is a 100 per cent chance the conditions will last into the Northern Hemisphere winter.
  • El Nino is a naturally occurring climate pattern that elevates global temperatures and disrupts weather patterns worldwide every two to seven years.
  • El Nino will intensify before peaking in December and is nearly 100 per cent certain to last until February 2027, the World Meteorological Organisation says.

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