El Niño se intensifică! Fenomenul va atinge apogeul în decembrie şi va persista până în februarie • Newsweek România

The ongoing El Niño phenomenon is expected to intensify, peaking in December and lasting until February, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This natural climate variation leads to increased sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. The current episode, declared in June, may become the strongest on record, exacerbating human-induced climate change effects. WMO forecasts indicate record sea temperatures in the coming months, which could result in above-average global temperatures and altered precipitation patterns, increasing the risk of droughts and floods. El Niño is already causing extreme weather conditions, impacting agriculture in Central America and India.