El Niño may bring stormier autumn and colder winter to UK
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Sept, 11:06 · Archive
Scientists expect El Niño to create a stormier, wetter autumn and chill the UK this winter.
Experts predict that a 'super El Niño' phenomenon, which heats the Pacific Ocean surface to 1.5-2°C above usual temperatures, will disrupt global weather systems. Scientists believe it will have far-reaching consequences for UK weather, including a stormier, wetter autumn and a chilly winter, through atmospheric connections linking the distant tropical Pacific to European weather patterns.
How it is being reported
- Will a polar vortex hit the UK this autumn? Here’s what the Met Office is predictingThe Independent · 28 Sept, 10:49
- Will The 'Polar Vortex' Bring Freezing Temps To The UK This Winter?HuffPost UK · 28 Sept, 08:40
In this story: UK · Pacific Ocean · Europe · Met Office
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