Diksia.com - GENEVA, The United Nations is warning the world to prepare for the impact of El Niño.
It is very likely that the El Niño phenomenon will lead to an increase in air temperature.
The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its statement to AFP that the weather phenomenon that has led to higher global temperatures will continue in 2023.
El Nino is a natural climate pattern typically associated with increased heat around the world, as well as drought in some parts of the world and heavy rain in others.
This phenomenon occurs on average every two to seven years and usually lasts nine to twelve months.
The WMO states that El Nino is already underway and there is a 90 percent chance that it will continue in the second half of 2023.
“The eruption of El Nino will greatly increase the possibility of breaking temperature records and triggering even more extreme heat in many parts of the world and in the oceans,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a statement Tuesday (07/04). 2023). .
“WMO’s El Niño declaration is a signal to governments around the world to prepare to limit the impact on our health, our ecosystem and our economy,” Taalas said.
“Early warning and anticipatory action during extreme weather events associated with these major climate phenomena are critical to saving lives and livelihoods.”
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which advises the WMO, announced on June 8 that El Nino had arrived.
“It is expected to be at least moderate in strength,” the WMO said
It states that the warming effect of El Nino on global temperatures is usually felt most strongly within a year of its onset, in this case in 2024.
