El Niño strengthens and brings unsettled spring weather to New Zealand
A rapidly intensifying El Niño is expected to bring windy, unseasonably warm conditions and shifting rainfall across New Zealand this spring.
A strengthening El Niño climate pattern is forecast to bring significant weather impacts to New Zealand as spring approaches. The pattern is expected to cause unseasonable winds, marked temperature swings, and changing rainfall patterns across multiple regions. Early stages of this El Niño have already set records for intensity.
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Unsettled spring weather forecast as El Niño strengthens rapidly
A strengthening climate pattern is expected to bring risk of unseasonably windy weather, marked temperature swings, and shifting rainfall across multiple regions as spring approaches.
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UN warns strong El Niño will add fuel to 'a planet already on fire'
A strengthening El Niño has already broken records for intensity in its early stages, and it will likely spark even more wild weather worldwide as it grows.