El Nino and climate change combining to bake world in heatwaves: scientists - South China Morning Post
El Nino and climate change will combine to shatter more records this year as world bakes in heatwaves, scientists say | South China Morning Post
The sun beats down on people in San Antonio, Texas, US, amid a heatwave on July 13, 2023. Photo: AP
El Nino and climate change will combine to shatter more records this year as world bakes in heatwaves, scientists say
- ‘We are in uncharted territory’ amid ‘worrying news for the planet’, says director at World Meteorological Organisation
- The El Nino pattern can further exacerbate severe heatwaves in some regions, says scientists at Chinese University of Hong Kong
The sun beats down on people in San Antonio, Texas, US, amid a heatwave on July 13, 2023. Photo: AP
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