El Niño tends to peak late in the year but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere, pushing up global temperatures the following year. El Niño is set to become “very strong” in the months ahead, with the weather phenomenon near certain to persist through to February, the United Nations’ climate agency warned Thursday....Keep on reading: ‘Very strong,’ El Niño to last until February, UN warns Key points and original sources are listed below.

• El Niño tends to peak late in the year but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere, pushing up global temperatures the following year.S1

• El Niño is set to become “very strong” in the months ahead, with the weather phenomenon near certain to persist through to February, the United Nations’ climate agency warned Thursday....Keep on reading: ‘Very strong,’ El Niño to last until February, UN warnsS2