UN warns of an unusually strong 'supersized' El Niño, forecasting extreme weather and global economic disruption

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UN warns of an unusually strong 'supersized' El Niño, forecasting extreme weather and global economic disruption

⚡ Markets: A strong El Niño creates upside risk for soft commodity prices (coffee, cocoa, sugar) and grains, and could increase volatility in energy markets due to impacts on hydropower and heating/cooling demand.WheatSoybeansCoffeeNatural Gas

The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that the current El Niño weather pattern is developing into one of the strongest on record, potentially lasting until February 2027. This is expected to cause extreme weather events like droughts, floods, and heatwaves globally, impacting agriculture, energy, and economies.

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19 sources across the spectrum

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

West MSMBBC World — Toxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as 'super' El Niño intensifies

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’

RegionalN1 — UN upozoravaju na rekordni El Ninjo: "Poprima ogromne razmere pred našim očima"

RegionalThe Jakarta Post — El Nino to be 'very strong', last until February, UN warns

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

Google WestGoogle News (France) — «Le plus important depuis au moins 1.000 ans» : l'ONU alerte sur un Super El Niño jamais vu de mémoire d'homme

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