El Niño has continued to strengthen through September and into October, bringing growing concerns over extreme heat, drought, flooding and food insecurity around the world, while the Maldives prepares for potentially stronger effects later this year.
El Niño is strengthening in the Pacific Ocean, with the Maldives Meteorological Service (MET) warning that the phenomenon could pose a threat to the survival of coral reefs in the Maldives.
A powerful El Niño climate pattern has begun developing in the Pacific Ocean, prompting warnings from scientists that global temperatures could rise further and weather-related disasters may become more frequent and severe in the months ahead.
Rising global temperatures driven by climate change are expected to intensify the developing El Niño pattern, with the United Nations warning that the phenomenon could strengthen significantly in the coming months and become one of the most powerful weather events on record. Climate experts say El Niño has the potential to amplify extreme weather worldwide,…
