Here's how it could wreak havoc on the weather.
An El Niño event that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather is expected to hit in the coming months, the United Nations weather agency warned on Tuesday.
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), El Niño — a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean — has an 80% chance of forming before September and a 90% chance of persisting until November. The weather agency said warm ocean waters were driving the development of El Niño.
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