Not much hope for coolness

The cooling weather phenomenon La Nina could appear in coming months, but it will likely be too "weak and short-lived" to significantly impact soaring global temperatures, says the UN.

- AFP

There is a 55% likelihood of La Nina conditions emerging by the end of February, the UN World Meteorological Organization said in its latest update.

There was a similar chance of the phenomenon developing between February and April, it added.

The WMO earlier this year voiced hope the return of La Nina would help lower temperatures slightly after months of global heat records fueled in part by La Nina's opposite number, the warming El Nino weather pattern, which gripped the planet for a year from June 2023.