# El Niño to intensify further, peak in December, UN warns

https://mins.news/en/video/91123

- France 24 English, 2026-10-08 09:59 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc8Mn5rYh_E

> The United Nations said Thursday that El Niño will strengthen further before peaking in December, and could rank among the strongest since at least 1950. The UN weather and climate agency said the natural phenomenon is expected to raise temperatures across much of the planet, compounding human-caused climate change.

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