UN warns current El Niño is "supersized" and could be strongest on record, exacerbating extreme weather globally

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UN warns current El Niño is "supersized" and could be strongest on record, exacerbating extreme weather globally

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The UN's World Meteorological Organization has issued a stark warning that the ongoing El Niño climate pattern is intensifying rapidly and could become the strongest ever recorded, lasting into early 2027. The phenomenon is expected to worsen global warming and trigger extreme weather events, with significant economic and humanitarian consequences.

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19 sources across the spectrum

West LeftCommon Dreams — Urgent Global Response Needed to Prepare for 'Literally Off the Charts' Supersized El Niño, Says UN

Google WestGoogle News (Australia) — BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence

Google WestGoogle News (UK) — UN warns El Nino could be ‘off the charts’, strongest in decades

Google Non-WestGoogle News (Mexico) — La ONU advierte sobre un fenómeno de El Niño de "proporciones gigantescas" mientras los países se preparan para su impacto

West RightThe Telegraph — Strongest recorded El Nino creates ‘danger zone of extreme weather’

Non-West Ind.Al Jazeera — El Nino: A phenomenon supercharged by climate change

RegionalThe Hindu — El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns

West MSMThe Guardian — BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence

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