World · 7 d ago
UN weather agency warns this El Niño could be of unprecedented intensity
World Meteorological Organization chief Celeste Saulo says it will peak around the end of 2026, with effects lasting well beyond. She called for urgent, coordinated early action.
Floods in northeastern Argentina have killed two people and forced more than 2,000 from their homes. At least 12 people have died in El Niño-fuelled wildfires in Peru since June.
Somalia, next three months
874,000 people could be displaced by floods
The International Organization for Migration warns that 874,000 people in Somalia could be forced from their homes by floods in the next three months.
Every extreme weather event during an El Niño is caused by it.
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False.
Scientists say El Niño makes some weather more or less likely, but other factors, including climate change, also play a role.
