{"id":35438,"date":"2026-08-01T04:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=35438"},"modified":"2026-08-01T04:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:37:48","slug":"powerful-el-nino-to-intensify-heat-on-a-planet-already-on-fire-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=35438","title":{"rendered":"Powerful El Ni\u00f1o to intensify heat on \u2018a planet already on fire\u2019: UN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UN chief Guterres calls for a halt to new fossil fuels as El Ni\u00f1o induces heatwaves, floods, and drought worldwide.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The El Nino-induced dry season has sparked wildfires across the globe this year. [File: Ulet Ifansasti\/Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>A rapidly intensifying El Ni\u00f1o event is set to dominate\u00a0global weather patterns in the coming months, unleashing extreme weather across the planet, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United Nations weather agency\u2019s latest update, released on Friday, said that the periodic climate phenomenon threatens to heighten the risk of heatwaves, drought, and flooding around the globe. The report comes as countries in\u00a0Africa<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Europe<\/a>\u00a0are battling massive wildfires, while the monsoon season has caused\u00a0havoc across South Asia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEl Ni\u00f1o is not just on our doorstep, it is inside the house and turning up the heat,\u201d UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. \u201cThis is only a warm-up act. El Ni\u00f1o is strengthening, adding fuel to a planet already on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Pacific sea-surface temperatures are projected to soar more than 2.9 degrees Celsius (5.22 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal. The abnormal warming of surface waters is set to upend weather systems and drive global temperature spikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guterres urged nations to fast-track climate action as the impact of El Ni\u00f1o converges with human-induced climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He specifically pointed to fossil fuel expansion as the core driver amplifying the crisis, calling for an immediate halt to new coal, oil, and gas projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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