‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology warns that a strengthening El Niño event in the Pacific could lead to record-breaking global temperatures by 2027. The phenomenon is expected to bring hotter and drier conditions to parts of Australia, despite the complexity of predicting local impacts.
A map showing the development of El Niño in the tropical Pacific. Red areas are where sea surface temperatures are warmer than average. Illustration: Bureau of Meteorology A map showing the development of El Niño in the tropical Pacific. Red areas are where sea surface temperatures are warmer than average. Illustration: Bureau of Meteorology Environment ‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm
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