Strongest El Niño in over 100 years? Experts predict severe global climate impacts

Scientists warn that a developing El Niño in the Pacific Ocean could become one of the strongest climate events recorded since the 1870s. The phenomenon may trigger extreme heat waves, droughts, floods and disruptions to monsoon and hurricane patterns across several parts of the world.

New Delhi: A potentially historic El Niño event is beginning to take shape over the Pacific Ocean, with scientists warning it could become one of the strongest climate patterns recorded in more than a century. Sea surface temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific could warm up to near 3 degrees Celsius above normal later this year, according to new forecasts from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), which falls within the “super El Niño” range.

The incipient weather pattern could affect global climate systems over the next few months, leading to extreme heat, droughts, floods and more intense storms in various continents, researchers say. It is also believed that a strong El Niño is associated with food insecurity, water scarcity and economic disruption in the most vulnerable areas. The chances are growing that this will be the strongest El Niño since records began in the 1870s, according to Paul Roundy, an........

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