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

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages, and it likely will spark even more wild w

A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.

UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’  Toronto Star

UN chief Guterres calls for halt to new fossil fuels as El Nino induces heatwaves, floods, and drought worldwide

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