‘Monster’ El Niño threatens 'unprecedented extreme weather'

An attendee in traditional local attire during Cop31 on Monday. The event is being hosted by Turkey for the first time in Antalya, with governments under growing pressure to turn climate pledges into concrete action and bolster support for vulnerable countries. Picture: Metin Aktas/Anadolu via Getty

The “monster” El Niño phenomenon is expected to break records and “showcase” just how prepared the world is for extreme weather events, the UN’s climate change summit Cop31 heard.

The head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said they would monitor how countries respond to El Niño-linked events as an example of how prepared countries are for the most extreme effects of a warming planet.