The strongest El Nino in more than a century may be coming
Key takeaways
- Warnings of a powerful El Nino weather pattern this year suggest that we may be about to face drought, flooding and extreme heat.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5F3Lt People walk under scorching heat in Quezon City, the Philippines, during a heatwave linked to El Nino in April 2024Image: Xinhua/IMAGOAdvertisement.
- There’s "real potential for the strongest El Nino event in 140 years," said Paul Roundy, a professor of atmospheric and environmental sciences at the State University of New York at Albany.
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Warnings of a powerful El Nino weather pattern this year suggest that we may be about to face drought, flooding and extreme heat. What impacts are in store? And can we prepare for the worst of it?
https://p.dw.com/p/5F3Lt People walk under scorching heat in Quezon City, the Philippines, during a heatwave linked to El Nino in April 2024Image: Xinhua/IMAGOAdvertisement. A potentially powerful El Nino developing in the Pacific Ocean could reshape weather patterns around the world in the coming weeks. Forecasters that warn this could be among the strongest El Nino events on record.
There’s "real potential for the strongest El Nino event in 140 years," said Paul Roundy, a professor of atmospheric and environmental sciences at the State University of New York at Albany.