UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to 'a planet already on fire'

A key area of the Pacific Ocean used to measure the strength of El Nino this week reached its warmest and most intense level ever recorded for the 15th week since it formed, which is early in its lifetime, scientists at Columbia University reported.

El Nino is a natural warming of the Pacific near the equator that warps weather patterns worldwide.

The United Nations warns that a strengthening El Nino is intensifying global weather extremes and is adding fuel to a planet that it says is already on fire

UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’  apnews.com