China expects strongest super El Nino event on record this year
SPY•China expects the strongest super El Nino on record to develop this year, with the sea surface temperature index projected to peak at 3.2 to 3.5 degrees Celsius around November. Officials said it will continue influencing weather in China and worldwide through next spring and summer.
1. El Nino forecast
China expects the strongest super El Nino event on record to develop this year, government meteorologists said. The sea surface temperature index is projected to peak at 3.2 to 3.5 degrees Celsius around November, which officials said would be the strongest event since instrument records began.
2. Weather effects
El Nino conditions began appearing in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific in May, and the temperature indices have risen rapidly. Officials said El Nino had a strong impact during China's flood season and will continue influencing conditions worldwide and in China in autumn and winter, as well as next spring and summer.
