World Meteorological Organization: 2020 will still be one of the warmest years on record

　　China News Agency, Berlin, August 27 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced on the 27th that the latest report on the El Nino/La Nina incident showed that the probability of a weak La Nina incident between September and November 2020 is 60%. The organization pointed out that although the La Niña phenomenon generally has a cooling effect on global temperatures, above-average temperatures are expected to dominate, and 2020 will still be one of the warmest years on record.

　　The World Meteorological Organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is the United Nations system's authority on weather, climate and water.

　　According to the World Meteorological Organization, El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring phenomenon that involves fluctuations in ocean surface temperature in the equatorial Pacific and accompanied by changes in the atmospheric circulation over it. It has a major impact on weather and climate patterns, and is related to disasters such as heavy rains, floods and droughts. El Niño usually has a warming effect on global temperature, while La Niña has the opposite effect.

　　The latest WMO Global Seasonal Climate Report pointed out that the sea surface temperature in most parts of the world from September to November 2020 is expected to be higher than average, which will affect the land surface temperature.

　　The Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization Petri Talas pointed out that even if the La Niña phenomenon does occur, its cooling signal is not enough to offset the impact of human-induced climate change.

　　"2020 will still be one of the warmest years on record. From scorching temperatures and wildfires to devastating floods and ocean heat waves, many extreme weather events will occur," he said. "This is largely the result of greenhouse gases, not naturally occurring climate drivers."

　　The last La Niña phenomenon appeared in 2017-2018. It was a short-lived weak to moderate event, which began to develop in November 2017 and declined in April 2018. (Finish)