ScienceDeveloping El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak
Scientists say the developing El Niño has become the strongest on record, with impacts already being felt worldwide. Sea surface temperatures in a key central-eastern Pacific region reached 3.05C above average on 19 September, surpassing the 2015 record. India’s monsoon rainfall is below normal, while El Niño-fuelled wildfires affect about 12.5 million people in Indonesia.
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Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak
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