El Niño meteorological phenomenon will persist until April 2024, according to UN

He meteorological phenomenon of El Niño, generally associated with rising global temperatures, will last until April 2024, indicated the UNannouncing a rise in temperatures in 2024.

According to the bulletin of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published on Tuesday, there is a 90% chance that this insane The Pacific cyclical persists until April in 2024. It is also very likely that “at its peak it acquires values ​​corresponding to an intense episode.”

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In September, “the sea surface temperature in the area East Center of Pacific equatorial presented moderate magnitudes”explains the organization, which highlights that the “underground temperatures in eastern Pacific equatorial” were “much higher than the average”.

According to of the organization, in the last four months there has been “steady increases in sea surface temperature” and they wait “new increases [aunque más débiles] of these temperatures in next monthsdepending on the intensity and nature of atmospheric-oceanic feedbacks.”

According to The specialists, “Based on patterns observed in previous episodes and current long-term forecasts, the episode is expected to gradually lose strength during the next spring from the northern hemisphere. Furthermore, the likelihood of a cooling effect of an episode of La Niña is almost non-existent.

“Next year could be even hotter. “The increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases resulting from human activity that capture heat in the atmosphere clearly and unequivocally contribute to this increase in temperatures”, declared the secretary general of WMO, Petteri Taalasmentioned in the statement.

“Extreme phenomena, such as heat waves, droughts, forest firesHeavy rains and flooding will intensify in some regions, and this will have important repercussions.”he added.

Source: Elcomercio

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