Geneva, June 2, 2026 (AFP) - Each El Nino is unique, says WMO's climate prediction chief

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AFP spoke with Wilfran Moufouma Okia, head of climate prediction at the United Nations' weather and climate agency, which said Tuesday that warming El Nino conditions were expected to develop before the end of August. The natural climate phenomenon is expected to drive more extreme weather and rainfall, according to the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO), although its intensity is hard to predict at this stage. - What can we expect? -......

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