Strongest El Niño on record forecast

Strongest El Niño on record forecast

There are indications the current El Niño phase could be one of the strongest on record with unprecedented global temperatures in 2024 as a result. Comparisons of the most recent 17 events indicate the 2023 edition was the sixth strongest to October based on the Niño...
Strongest El Niño on record forecast

Strong El Niño forecast for NZ

NIWA is warning an El Niño could be declared in the next few weeks with the climate system likely to be among the strongest El Niño’s declared in the past 80 years bringing a heightened risk of drought and warnings of fire danger. NIWA meteorologist Ben Noll said data...
Strongest El Niño on record forecast

NIWA update: big rains could still surprise

NIWA’s latest climate outlook for September to November 2022 indicates La Niña is expected to continue to be an important climate driver for the country during spring. Seasonal rainfall will be determined by pressures across the region which will see occasional...
Strongest El Niño on record forecast

EU bakes

Five countries have declared states of emergency or issued red alerts as temperatures broke records across northern Europe. The deadly heatwave spreading across Europe is breaking temperature records, fuelling wildfires and disrupting transportation, and is without...
Strongest El Niño on record forecast

Dry, warm summer ahead in Europe

Europe is forecast to experience warmer than normal conditions over much of the continent with intensity reducing towards the north with the influence of low-pressure zones and the polar jet stream. Summer conditions are likely to be drier across the continent, except...
Strongest El Niño on record forecast

Rain brightens late New Zealand season

The NIWA soil anomaly map has a radically different look this week after big rains last week across the west coast and across most of the north island. The deluge isn’t over as more rain is expected over both islands from two storm systems that are spinning south out...