China expects El Ni\u00f1o weather effects to peak in autumn and winter this year, before weakening in spring next year, China’s National Climate Centre said on Friday.
Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial central and eastern Pacific have entered an El Ni\u00f1o state, and will develop into a moderate or higher intensity El Ni\u00f1o event in summer and autumn before peaking in autumn and winter, the Climate Centre’s deputy director, Gao Rong, told reporters.
“The probability of strong El Ni\u00f1o events is increasing, and it is expected to weaken next spring.”
El Ni\u00f1o is a natural weather pattern linked to a warming of the central and eastern Pacific, bringing heavier rainfall to the Pacific coast of the Americas. In the Western Pacific, the shift can disrupt the East Asian monsoon, raising the odds of flooding in southern China and drought in other Chinese regions.
This spring and summer, El Ni\u00f1o is in a period of rapid development, with the atmosphere responding significantly to sea temperature changes, Gao said.
This is likely to enhance precipitation south of the Yangtze River, while temperatures across most of China are expected to be higher than usual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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