The developing El Niño has become the strongest on record weeks before its expected peak, according to scientists, with weather impacts already being felt around the world.
The assessment indicates that the climate pattern has intensified earlier than anticipated. Scientists say its current strength exceeds that of previous El Niño events recorded in the available record.
Weather effects linked to the developing El Niño are already being reported globally. The information available does not specify which regions are being affected or describe the nature of those impacts.
El Niño is still developing, and its expected peak has not yet been reached. The latest assessment therefore points to a particularly strong event at an early stage, while its future development remains to be observed.
At this time, scientists’ central findings are that the developing El Niño is the strongest on record, that it is strengthening ahead of its expected peak, and that weather impacts are already being felt around the world.
