Climate alarm: El Niño hits a record weeks ahead of schedule

According to the latest readings from scientists studying Pacific Ocean temperatures, the currently forming El Niño natural phenomenon has reached a record level, climbing to the most destructive and powerful level in the history of observations. Daily sea surface temperature in the central-eastern part of the ocean has been recorded at 3.05°C above normal, officially surpassing the previous historic record of 3.02°C set in 2015.

"Postxronika.az" reports, citing the BBC, that since experts forecast the climate anomaly will peak toward the end of the year, they expect long-term indicators to sharpen further. Britain's Met Office has stated that this global process, accompanied by a massive transfer of heat from the ocean to the atmosphere, has already begun showing its sharp effects on weather conditions worldwide.

Recurring every two to seven years as trade winds weaken and typically lasting about a year, this phenomenon creates the conditions for anomalous warming on a planetary scale. The fact that the temperature rise in the Pacific has repeatedly exceeded the critical 0.5°C threshold makes it inevitable that humanity will face sharper extreme weather conditions in the coming months.

Rəşad Hüseynov