With the temperature-boosting ElNino weather phenomenon a looming possibility, this year could see temperatures soaring to new heights, say Singapore's climate experts
With the temperature-boosting El Nino weather phenomenon a looming possibility, this year could see temperatures soaring to new heights, say Singapore's climate experts."We're noting a rising temperature trend in the Pacific, especially under the ocean, so we're poised for El Nino," Dr Muhammad Eeqmal Hassim, senior research scientist at the Centre for Climate Research Singapore, told The Straits Times.
This despite the fact that 2018 was, in fact, hit by La Nina - which is known for bringing with it cooler temperatures - albeit a weak episode. So for last year to climb to eighth warmest on record, despite the absence of the El Nino effect, was significant.
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