El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office
Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.
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"We should be clear that this is an unprecedented event."
— Prof Adam Scaife , Academic
"We have many months to go while this event continues to develop and that's one of the reasons that we have increased confidence that this will be a record-setting event."
— Dr Zeke Hausfather , Academic
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Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.
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