El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns
El Niño is strengthening rapidly in the Pacific Ocean, raising the prospect of months of extreme heat, floods, drought, and Continue Reading The post El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns appeared first on Newswire .
- Why it matters
- El Niño intensifies weather extremes globally—heat waves, flooding and drought—affecting agriculture, water supplies and infrastructure across multiple regions for months.
- Most affected
- People in drought-prone regions — Face water shortages and crop failures from intensified drought conditions.
Communities in flood-risk areas — Risk increased flooding from enhanced precipitation patterns. - Likely next
- Whether El Niño reaches the strongest category on record and how long the episode persists through the coming months.
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