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UN weather body provides update on when El Nino will peak – and end

The World Meteorological Organisation outlined the forecast in its monthly climate bulletin

The Independent UK · Oct 8

El Nino could rank among strongest since 1950, peak in December, last through February: UN body

El Nino is forecasted to intensify and peak by December, lasting through February 2027. Sea surface temperatures are expected to reach unprecedented levels during this phenomenon, affecting global weather patterns. It could be one of the strongest El Ninos since at least 1950, according to the World Meteorological Organization. India…

The Economic Times · Oct 8

El Nino set to intensify before peaking in December, UN warns

The United Nations warned on Thursday that El Nino will intensify before peaking in December, bringing higher temperatures to much of the planet and compounding the effects of man-made climate change. The World Meteorological Organization added that this naturally occurring weather phenomenon could be the strongest since at least 1950.

France 24 · Oct 8

Earth's Glaciers Lost Enough Ice to Fill 560 Million Olympic-Sized Swimming Pools in Three Years, UN Warns

The world's glaciers lost 1,400 gigatonnes of water between 2023 and 2025, as the WMO reports worsening glacier retreat, river flows and global water storage.

International Business Times UK · Sep 20

Dry rivers and shrinking glaciers deepen global freshwater decline

Rivers around the world are running unusually dry as freshwater reserves continue to decline, leaving less water stored away to help countries through drought, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned. Glaciers and groundwater are also shrinking, while in Switzerland the retreat of Alpine ice is already forcing changes to…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 17

‘It’s beautiful when it’s clean’: the Argentine neighbourhood saving a contaminated river

Sewage, dog carcasses and industrial waste clog Argentina’s second most-polluted river. Meet the activists cleaning it up

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study finds

Analysis of global resources reveals depletion in world’s water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last year

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Before its peak, El Nino brings failed crops and empty fishing nets

El Nino is already disrupting livelihoods and weather patterns around the world as one of the strongest events in decades continues to intensify. With its peak still months away, scientists warn the powerful Pacific climate phenomenon will bring more drought and flooding into 2027, while human-caused global warming is making…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12

‘More toxic than car exhaust’: What’s the solution to Europe’s wildfire air pollution problem?

Tackling air pollution and climate change together could save lives and boost economies, UN reports show.

Euronews · Sep 8

UN's WMO Marks Clean Air Day With Warning That Extreme Wildfire Smoke Events Have Tripled Since 1990s

The World Meteorological Organization reports a tripling of extreme wildfire smoke events since the 1990s, posing significant challenges to global air quality improvement efforts and health risk assessments.

International Business Times UK · Sep 7