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‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño

The Guardian Environment · Jun 5, 2026, 2:30 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Weather models project a potentially strong El Niño this year, which could spell disaster for heatwave-hit India, drench China and hurt agriculture across south-east Asia The UN has warned that the world must prepare for the imminent return of El Niño and the raised global temperatures and weather extremes it brings.The powerful natural weather pattern has an 80% chance of forming before September and a 90% chance before November, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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