WMO: El Nino to Strengthen, Raising Extreme Rain Risk in China

TREE NEWS update: The World Meteorological Organization confirmed on Sept 3 that an El Nino event has developed and is expected to intensify into a super El Nino within months. China’s National Climate Center forecasts above-normal autumn rainfall for most areas south of the Yangtze, with notably higher precipitation in Jiangnan and eastern Southwest China, raising the probability of extreme rainfall events. Temperatures are also expected to be significantly higher in eastern Southwest China and South China, with episodic heatwaves continuing through September.