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Wesseden Reservoir near Huddersfield when it was at just 8% full in June 2025. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a warning that there is an 80% likelihood that we'll see an El Niño event between June and August, and a 90% likelihood after that.

The UN is now urging all countries to bolster early warning systems after confirming the onset of El Niño, warning that the Pacific Ocean-warming phenomenon will bring above-average temperatures "nearly everywhere."

London hit by further tube strikes

A man in London as rain pours down. (William Lailey via SWNS)
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An aerial view of the Portbury nature reserve in Portishead, Bristol shows a scorched landscape as far as the eye can see in 2018. (SWNS)
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(Photo by Manuel Muñoz via Pexels)

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