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Kuala Lumpur: El Nino weather phenomenon is back and its strength is expected to increase at the end of 2023 until the beginning of 2024 with a probability of over 90 per cent, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

It said that according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), El Nino is a naturally occurring climate pattern associated with warming of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. “It occurs on average every two to seven years, and episodes usually last nine to 12 months. In early 2024, the El Nino phenomenon is expected to have a more significant impact when its intensity reaches its peak where the country will experience prolonged hot and dry weather.