A powerful El Niño developing over the Pacific Ocean could affect weather around the world, according to a warning from the Met Office that the phenomenon may become the strongest in living memory.
El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon, and the current event is developing over the Pacific. Its potential to influence weather globally has raised attention as its strength becomes clearer.
The Met Office has described the developing El Niño as potentially unprecedented in living memory. The warning highlights the possible scale of its impact on weather conditions in different parts of the world.
Further developments will determine how strong the phenomenon becomes and the extent to which it affects weather patterns internationally.
