UN warns of new heat records as El Nino expected to return

The WMO on Wednesday estimated a 60 percent chance that El Nino would develop by the end of July, rising to an 80 percent chance by the end of September. AFP - ROBYN BECK

Forecasters from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) say the chances of an El Nino global weather event happening by the end of the summer have risen, bringing with it the risk of new record-breaking temperatures.

The WMO on Wednesday estimated a 60 percent chance that El Nino would develop by the end of July, rising to an 80 percent chance by the end of September.