00:00El forecast show an exceptionally high likelihood of nearly 100% that El Niño will persist through to February 2027.
00:11Nearly 100%.
00:14This is the first time that we expressed such a degree of certainty.
00:20It may be stronger than anything since our monitoring time, so literally off the charts we have used for the
00:30past four decades.
00:32El Niño will peak towards the end of 2026, but its impacts will be felt long after that, including on
00:40global temperatures.
00:41We are already seeing disruption and devastation from droughts and floods and extreme weather.
00:47We expect these impacts to multiply and cascade as El Niño intensifies.
00:54This El Niño will deliver a major blow to communities, economies and supply chains across the globe.
01:02El Niño does not have to be a recipe for disaster.
01:07We have the forecast, the foresight to save lives and protect livelihoods.
01:13We have the knowledge and tools to prevent El Niño-related hazards becoming a crisis.
01:19Let us join together and ensure that we leave nobody behind.
