El Nino and Climate Change Heighten Risk of 2027 Becoming the World’s Hottest Year, Warns World Meteorological Organization
GENEVA : Scientists and meteorologists warn 2027 is on course to be the world’s hottest year ever due to the effects of climate change and an intensifying El Nino phenomenon.
A robust El Nino event is likely to further push up global temperatures towards the end of 2026, and its climatic effects are forecast to continue well into 2027, according to weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The chances of record-breaking temperatures are currently 86 percent, or “likely.The probability of record-breaking temperature is now 86 percent or “likely.
The probability of breaking the current record of 2024 is 86 percent, according to WMO data, between 2026 and 2030.
2027 is being called a turning point for global weather patterns because the climatic effects of the El Nino peak and subsequent heating of the atmosphere are usually greatest during this year’s following year, said climate experts.
Long-term risks of extreme heat, droughts and erratic rainfall
Long-range forecasting models foresee that the impending changes to climate in 2027 may result in more severe heatwaves, more extended droughts, inordinately different rainfall, and a sudden rise in other extreme weather events across the globe.