Meteorologists say the developing El Niño could be among the strongest ever recorded, raising the risk of drought in parts of Asia while contributing to floods.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has updated its forecasts on El Niño and warns that, according to the latest models, everything points to the fact that this phenomenon continues to gain strength and will become a "very strong" episode by the end of the year. Experts state that this cycle, which will extend until at least February 2027, is now one of the most intense, if not the most intense, since the beginning of the records in 1950…
The main climate models anticipate that the phenomenon will continue to strengthen over the coming months and will reach its greatest intensity between October and February. The equatorial Pacific temperature already shows anomalies close to 3 °C.