Rising temperatures and the return of the El Nino phenomenon

2023-07-04 18:18:21, Sociale CNA

Temperatures are expected to rise further in large parts of the world after the El Nino phenomenon appeared in parts of the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, the World Meteorological Organization said today. A major heat wave has also engulfed the western part of the United States.

El Nino, a phenomenon of warming surface water temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean, is associated with extreme weather conditions from tropical cyclones, heavy rainfall to extreme droughts.

"Based on our weather forecast models, between 2023 and 2027 we will have a year of record temperatures on Earth, exceeding normal temperatures by 1.5 degrees Celsius. This will be caused by the El Nino effect and anthropogenic warming. "Although we cannot say for sure, we are almost certain that one of the next five years will be the year with the highest temperatures since records began," says Wilfran Moufouma-Okia of the World Meteorological Organization .

The statement from the global body confirmed a report published last month by the Climate Prediction Center at the United States Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that the El Nino phenomenon had returned.

The world's hottest year on record, 2016, coincided with a strong El Nino, although experts say climate change has caused extreme temperatures even in years without the phenomenon. But, according to the World Meteorological Organization, this record may soon be broken.

Meanwhile, the western and southern parts of the United States are also experiencing a strong heat wave. Temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona reached 46.7 degrees Celsius on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

"I felt very hot, so I came to this park to cool off under the flow of cold water," says Carlos Robles, a resident of Arizona.

"It's a heat that makes you tired. Every action we do in this great heat, like taking the necessary things out of the car and bringing 12 children to this park, causes a fatigue," says Ka-desha Kinga, a resident of Arizona.

The National Weather Service has issued extreme heat warnings for millions of Americans in southern Arizona, Texas and other southern states. This heat wave is expected to last until Friday.

A heatwave has also swept Britain, which said the country experienced its hottest June since temperature records began in 1884.

The average temperature for the month of June in Britain reached 15.8 degrees Celsius. This is almost a degree higher than the previous record of 14.9 degrees Celsius set in 1940 and repeated in 1976, according to figures published by the British government's Met Office./ VOA