From The Straits Times · · 1m
El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record
EU monitor reports El Nino sets new Pacific temperature record in September, nearing strongest event ever.
In brief
EU monitor reports El Nino sets new Pacific temperature record in September, nearing strongest event ever. El Nino reached 29.70 deg C in Pacific's Nino3.4 zone in September, breaking previous records and raising concerns about surpassing 1.5 deg C global warming target. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
El Nino sets temperature record
EU monitor reports El Nino broke Pacific temperature record in September.
Record sea surface temperatures
Nino3.4 zone hit 29.70 deg C in September, exceeding past El Nino peaks.
Current El Nino intensity
El Nino warming phase raises global temperatures and risks drought and flooding.
Global warming concerns
World hit second-hottest September with 16.27 deg C, 1.63 deg C above pre-industrial levels.
Paris climate target
UN declared 1.5 deg C global warming target will be missed within years due to El Nino.
Future temperature risks
Experts warn El Nino will push global temperatures to new record in 2027.
What matters most
El Nino reached 29.70 deg C in Pacific's Nino3.4 zone in September, breaking previous records and raising concerns about surpassing 1.5 deg C global warming target.
