India, March 5 -- Climate phenomenon to keep temperatures above normal and influence regional rainfall

The 2023-24 El Nino phenomenon, experienced globally, is one of the five strongest on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated on March 5, 2024.

The El Nino peaked in December and is weakening gradually. However, it is likely to continue its impact on global climate in the coming months, thereby fuelling the heat trapped by greenhouse gases from human activities, the WMO said in a statement.

"The current El Nino event, which developed in June 2023, was at its strongest between November and January. It displayed a peak value of about 2.0degC above the 1991 to 2020 average sea surface temperature for the eastern and ce...