El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns
The United Nations has warned that the developing El Nino could be one of the strongest in decades. El Nino is a naturally-occurring climate phenomenon and is not caused by climate change, but scientists expect it to intensify the heat of a planet already warming from the burning of fossil fuels, while amplifying weather extremes.
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- The UN warns the current El Nino could be the strongest in decades.
- El Nino is a naturally-occurring phenomenon; it is not caused by climate change.
- It is expected to worsen heat on an already-warming planet and amplify weather extremes.
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