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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Mathilde Grandjean

‘Unprecedented’ El Nino event to bring storms and rain to UK, says Met Office

People shelter from the rain under an umbrella, in Westminster, central London (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK is set to experience more storms and rain over the upcoming autumn and winter seasons caused by an “unprecedented” El Nino event, forecasters have warned.

El Nino is declared when sea temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific rise 0.5C above the long-term average, impacting global rainfall patterns and average temperatures.

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