The Latest Breaking News from El Niño

The UN has declared the world to be in the grip of the weather pattern but Australian scientists are not so sure. Why the uncertainty?

Thursday saw global average temperatures spike more than 1°C above average.

July is off to a record hot start worldwide, data shows.

In the past few weeks, climate records have shattered across the globe. July 4 was the hottest global average day on record, breaking the new record set the previous day. Average sea surface temperatures have been the highest ever recorded and Antarctic sea ice extent the lowest on record.

The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific, leading to surging temperatures and disruptive weather that could threaten lives.

Some of the hottest global weather in recorded history is happening this week. It's likely that records will continue to fall this year.

Average global temperature hits 17.18C and experts expect record to be broken again very soon

It also puts 1.5 degree global warming limit at risk next year

An El Niño event has arrived, according to the World Meteorological Organization, raising fears of record high global temperatures, extreme weather and, in Australia, a severe fire season.