El Niño breaks temperature record in key area of Pacific
An intensifying El Niño broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor has said.
An unusually strong El Niño event in September set a new temperature record in a crucial Pacific region, according to the European Union's climate monitoring service. The warming phase of this natural climate cycle caused sea surface temperatures in the Niño3.4 monitoring zone to reach an unprecedented 29.70C, surpassing the peaks of previous major El Niño occurrences in 1982/1983, 1997/1998, and 2015/2016.
While Copernicus couldn't conclusively declare the current El Niño as the strongest ever, the September figures underscore its exceptional intensity, especially considering the event has not yet reached its peak. This El Niño is expected to potentially break more records in the coming months and years, intensifying the risk of extreme weather events like droughts and floods, and exacerbating global warming.
Scientists warn that the world is on track to surpass the critical 1.5C target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement, with the current El Niño likely contributing to a new record in 2027.
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