Geneva 4 July 2023 (WMO World Meteorological Organization)
El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the
first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in
global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns.
El Niño is a natural climate pattern associated with warming ocean surface temps in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
But it takes place in the context of a climate changed by human activities.
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
The latest ECMWF seasonal guidance indicates that El Niño will likely reach strong levels by August-September 100% of members indicate a strong event will be in place by November and continue through the end of 2023
courtesy of @BenNollWeather
Links :
- WMO : Early Warnings for All officially becomes WMO’s top priority
- Space : El Niño is officially here and may cause temperature spikes and major weather events, scientists warn
- EcoWatch : El Niño Has Arrived and Could Bring Record Temperatures and Dangerous Conditions, UN Warns
- The Guardian : Weatherwatch: Why El Niño is so hard to predict / Climate-heating El Niño has arrived and threatens lives, declares UN
- The Economist : This year’s El Niño will hit Peru especially hard
- CNN : El Niño + climate change = heat records
- Wired : An Ominous Heating Event Is Unfolding in the Oceans
- Axios : El Niño's global impact
Maritime Executive : https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/ocean-temperatures-spike-with-onset-of-el-nin
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