Earth’s weather is shaped by several natural climate phenomena. Among them, El Nino is turning out to be a record-breaking beast this year, releasing extraordinary amounts of heat from the ocean and fuelling droughts, floods and severe storms. By September, the climate pattern had already raised the temperature in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean by 3.08 degrees, more than any other El Nino ever recorded.
Some experts are already calling it a “Super El Nino”, and now a map from the Climate Impact Lab shows where it will cause the most additional heat-related deaths.
It means we can identify where people face the greatest risks and give decision-makers a chance to act before lives are lost. The Tracker provides this information for the Super El Nino we’re living through today,” said Michael Greenstone, a co-founder of the Climate Impact Lab. “Being able to anticipate the deadly effects of extreme heat is a major step forward. “El Nino will continue to intensify ahead of its forecast peak in December. El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds, pressure and rainfall patterns.
It added that El Nino’s effects will continue till early 2027.
It is likely to bring above-average temperatures to much of the globe and shift rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of drought and floods in different regions,” the UN’s weather and climate agency said.
Because of the El Nino factor, earlier this week, a weather expert told NDTV that air pollution is likely to be aggravated in Mumbai.
