The El Nino phenomenon is causing changes in weather patterns that may exacerbate global warming, according to Gerardo Menoscal. An intensifying El Nino pattern set an all-time temperature high in a key Pacific zone in September and could contribute to making this year the hottest globally on record, stated Carlo Buontempo, director of the EU's climate monitor, on Monday. Global forecasters have warned for months that this El Nino could become the strongest ever observed, and the latest record has been set even before the expected peak of the episode later this year. The warming phase of this natural climate cycle temporarily raises sea temperatures in the tropical Pacific, which can increase the risk of drought and flooding and exacerbate human-induced global warming. The Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that sea surface temperatures in the El Nino monitoring region of the Pacific, known as Nino3.4, reached an all-time high of 29.70°C last month. This surpassed the peak temperatures of previous strong El Nino events in 1982/1983, 1997/1998, and 2015/2016. Buontempo noted that while this year's El Nino, which emerged in June, is
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