WMO: El Niño to intensify, peak in December, persist to February

The WMO reports the current El Niño, declared in June, will intensify and peak in December, persisting until February, and may become the most intense on record. This amplifies human-induced climate change effects, with sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific already elevated. The development signals heightened risk of extreme weather events globally, though specific regional impacts remain uncertain.