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World Meteorological Organization

UN agency for weather and climate

World · El Niño drives droughts, fires and storms across the globe as record event persists

El Niño, which has strengthened to record-breaking levels, is already causing significant weather disruptions across multiple continents, including severe wildfires in Indonesia, reduced monsoon rainfall in India, and contrasting hurricane activity between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The World Meteorological Agency says the phenomenon will persist until at least 2027.