World Should Prepare for El Niño, New Record Temperatures: UN

The United Nations warned Wednesday of a growing likelihood the weather phenomenon El Niño will develop in coming months, fueling higher global temperatures and possibly new heat records.

Rainfall triggers floods in Indonesia’s Aceh province as La Niña returns

 

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Australia declares La Niña weather event has begun - BBC News

Australia has said a La Niña event has developed for a second consecutive year, meaning there is a greater risk locally of floods and cyclones.

Chance of El Niño this year more than 50%

There is a 50-60 percent chance of an El Niño event forming in middle to late 2017, according to a new update Thursday released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).