El Nino likely to strengthen rapidly, raising risk of global extreme weather: WMO
NEW DELHI, July 3 (PTI): El Nino conditions in the tropical Pacific are expected to strengthen rapidly in the coming months, increasing the risk of heatwaves, droughts, heavy rainfall and other extreme weather events across many parts of the world, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
The organisation’s monthly ‘WMO Global Seasonal Climate Update’ indicates a rapid development into a strong El Nino event during July-September this year.
El Nino is one of the three phases of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a climate phenomenon characterised by changes in sea temperatures along the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, accompanied by fluctuations in the atmosphere overhead.
