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5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The last “super” El Niño to hit London a decade ago brought devastating storms and freezing weather, with experts fearing this winter’s will bring even worse.
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winter → hit → worse
The national forecaster is forecasting a stormier start than usual to autumn and winter, and colder spells at the end of winter.
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forecaster → forecast → winter
How have previous ‘El Niño’ events impacted London?
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events → impact → London
London has been battered by El Niños in a number of previous winters, most significantly in 2015 and 2016.
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London → batter → 2015
The event brought Storm Desmond to the UK in early December, with severe gales and record-breaking rainfall hitting much of the country.
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gales → bring → country
Though the worst affected areas by Storm Desmond were in northern England, Scotland, and Wales, the capital also felt the force of the storm’s severe winds.
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capital → affect → winds
A 90-year-old man died near Finchley Central station in north London, when a gust of wind apparently blew him into the side of a moving bus, according to a Met spokesperson at the time.
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gust → die → time
The high winds were also blamed for the 60ft Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree leaning at a noticeable angle.
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Tree → blame → More
Inspectors had to carry out checks on the tree to ensure it was not a risk to the public.
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it → have → public
Elsewhere in the UK, the record-breaking rainfall caused severe flooding across Lancashire and Cumbria, affecting around 5,200 homes.
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rainfall → break → homes
Several major roads across the north of England and Scotland were also flooded, and there was major disruption to rail services in the north due to a landslide closing a section of the West Coast mainline between Preston and Carlisle.
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landslide → flood → Preston
Over 100,000 homes in northern England lost power due to the storm.
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homes → lose → storm
The storm brought intense gale-force gusts which peaked at over 100 mph along the southern coast of England and up to 85 mph inland.
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which → bring → England
One X user shared a photograph of a trampoline which had been lifted from a garden by high winds and landed upside down at a bus stop in Rotherhithe.
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which → share → Rotherhithe
This winter’s outlook
Professor Adam Scaife, Head of Long Range Prediction at the Met Office, said: “We have been signalling for months that the developing El Niño will be an unprecedented event.
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Niño → say → months
“The fact that it has already exceeded previous records - with several weeks to go before it peaks later this year - shows the enormity of this El Niño.
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it → exceed → Niño
Scientists are still assessing whether the impacts will be in proportion to its magnitude, but we are already seeing expected effects worldwide.
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we → assess → effects
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As the El Niño approaches its winter peak, there is an increased likelihood of wetter and stormier conditions across the UK during autumn and early winter, with an increased risk of cold snaps during the late winter.
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Niño → approach → winter
Grahame Madge, a Met Office climate spokesman, said: “The El Niño event is still developing in the tropical Pacific and already it has surpassed the magnitude of previous events including the one in 2015/16.
“Globally, an El Niño event has several impacts, including altering rainfall patterns and increasing global temperature overall.
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event → say → temperature
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