El Nino Forecasts Point to Potentially Severe Global Impact
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- Meteorological agencies worldwide are issuing uniform alarms about the potential severity of the current El Nino.
- Australia's Bureau of Meteorology predicts it could peak at levels among the highest since 1950, while its US counterpart gives a two-thirds chance of it being "very strong."
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Meteorological agencies worldwide are issuing alarms about the potential severity of the current El Nino, with forecasts suggesting it could peak at historically high levels.
“There is no way to know for certain,” Koranut Rattanayanyong told This Week in Asia. “But it could be a total wipeout.”
The forecasts emanating from meteorological agencies across the world in the days since have been almost uniform in their alarm.
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday that this year’s El Nino “could peak at levels among the highest observed since 1950”. Its US counterpart gave almost two in three odds that it would be “very strong”.
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توقعات الذكاء الاصطناعي — احتمالات وليست حقائق
El Nino could cause a "total wipeout" in affected areas.
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أسئلة مفتوحة
- What specific regions will be most affected?
- What are the projected economic consequences?
