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- The El Nino weather pattern has reached a sea surface temperature anomaly of 3.07°C in the tropical Pacific, tying the record intensity seen in 2015-2016.
- Drought conditions linked to this climate event are currently disrupting agricultural sectors and wildlife in Central America.
- Water shortages have forced authorities to restrict shipping traffic through the Panama Canal due to lower reservoir levels.
- Droughts in Indonesia have simultaneously created conditions that increase the risk and frequency of wildfires.
What to watch next
- The final week of September to see if it becomes the highest anomaly on record
- Whether the Relative Oceanic Nino Index will eventually surpass previous records
- Continued impact on global shipping through the Panama Canal
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Zeke Hausfather
climatologist
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“the sea surface temperature anomaly in the tropical Pacific had reached 3.07C. That matches the level recorded during the 2015-2016 El Nino.”
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…a widely used measure, with its effects already being felt across parts of Central America and Indonesia. Zeke Hausfather, a climatologist at Berkeley Earth and co-author of United Nations climate change reports, said the sea surface temperature anomaly in the tropical Pacific had reached 3.07C. That matches the level recorded during the 2015-2016 El Nino. Hausfather said September was also likely to become the month with the highest anomaly on record, unless there was an unexpected change during the final week. His figures, published through the Climate Brink dashboard,…
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