El Niño phenomenon is already a reality: NOAA announces its arrival

He El Nino weather phenomenonwith consequences for the entire planet by promoting extreme weather events, has begun, reported Thursday the United States Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

It is characterized by heating of the surface of the eastern equatorial pacific ocean and occurs every two to seven years on average.

(The economic disaster that the El Niño phenomenon would cause).

“Depending on its strength, El Niño can cause a variety of impacts, including increasing the risk of heavy rainfall and drought in some parts of the world.“said the NOAA climatologist Michelle L’Heureux, who added that it could also cause record temperatures. “Climate change can exacerbate or mitigate certain impacts related to El Niño. For example, El Niño could generate new temperature records“, he explained.

(How the thermal energy sector prepares for the arrival of El Niño).

In May, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) He predicted that the period 2023-2027 would be the hottest ever recorded on Earth, under the combined effect of El Niño and global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

(Prior to the El Niño phenomenon, reservoirs last 50 days).

The opposite phenomenon, La Niña, which, on the contrary, tends to cause a drop in temperatures, has arrived three years ago. In general, El Niño tends to moderate hurricane activity in the Atlantic but favors it in the Pacific, according to NOAA.

(Droughts due to the El Niño phenomenon would increase hunger in the region).

Australia warned this week that El Niño will increase temperatures in a country already vulnerable to wildfires. The influence of the phenomenon on USA it is weak during the summer, but more pronounced from late fall through spring, NOAA says in its statement.

AFP