Climate
Warmer than ever, sooner than ever: this super El Niño breaks record after record
A super El Niño has caused sea surface temperatures west of South America to reach a record high of 29.82 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous record from November 2015. Climate scientist Eliot Jacobson warns that normal weather patterns are being disrupted, leading to extreme droughts in Indonesia and Southern Africa while parts of China and Central Africa experience increased rainfall. The World Meteorological Organization expects impacts to last until 2027, potentially causing 450,000 additional heat-related deaths globally by February next year. Greenpeace and the Red Cross highlight risks to food security and political stability, with Allianz estimating EU inflation could rise by 0.31 percentage points due to crop failures and supply chain disruptions.
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