Strongest El Niño in centuries adds urgency to UN climate talks as vulnerable countries face ‘compounding’ crises
If the galloping pace of the climate crisis isn’t enough to spur countries to act at UN climate talks under way in Turkey, there is another major threat heightening its havoc: the strongest El Niño event in at least 1,000 years.
The “jaw-dropping” El Niño, a naturally recurring phenomenon where the eastern Pacific heats up every few years with temporary but global implications, has provided added urgency to wrangling at the Cop31 summit over climate funding for vulnerable countries that are having to scramble to respond.