Rising chance of El Niño sparks concern for heat records


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🗞️ Driving the news: The UN warns that the probability of an El Niño weather event occurring has increased, likely leading to higher global temperatures and heat records

🔭 Science 101: El Niño is a climate pattern that typically occurs every few years in the tropical Pacific Ocean
🌎 Why it matters for the planet: The development of El Niño is significant because it can exacerbate global warming and lead to extreme weather events
⏭️ What next: In the coming months, The WMO and national meteorological services will closely monitor the development of El Niño and the related impact on global temperatures and weather patterns
💬 One quote: "We are expecting in the coming two years to have a serious increase in the global temperatures" (Wilfran Moufouma Okia, Head of the WMO’s regional climate prediction services division)
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