Odds rising for very strong El Niño – climate monitor

PARIS — Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Wednesday global forecasters were increasingly confident that a very strong El Niño warming weather pattern could form later this year. Scientists say there is a high likelihood of El Niño conditions developing over the Northern Hemisphere summer, with some forecasts pointing to a potentially record-breaking event.El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon that warms surface temperatures in the central and e