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A record-breaking El Niño is still developing – likely bringing a cold winter to the UK

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par Chloe Brimicombe, Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford

The UK could be in for a wet and stormy autumn followed by a colder, calmer winter – and an unusually powerful El Niño may be partly responsible.

El Niño is a natural climate pattern in the tropical Pacific, but its effects can be felt around the world. This year’s event is already the strongest on record, and is expected to strengthen further before peaking later this year.

El Niño is the warm phase of the El…

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