El Nino could be the strongest in 40 years, UN warns

The United Nations’ climate agency warned Thursday that the current El Nino weather pattern could become the strongest since records began four decades ago. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the naturally occurring phenomenon is set to become “very strong” in the coming months and is near certain to last until February. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres added that the world is now in the “danger zone of extreme weather,” as the event threatens to disrupt global weather patterns. El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the Pacific, which can trigger floods, droughts, and other extreme conditions worldwide. No further details were provided by the WMO at this time.