El Nino could rear its head again in Singapore come end of the year

Global weather models show good chance that phenomenon linked to hot and dry weather in this part of the world could recur

An Indonesian helicopter dumping water over a forest fire in Sumatra last month. A severe El Nino in 2015 exacerbated the forest fires in Indonesia, with hotter and drier weather intensifying the blazes and resulting in an intense haze that shrouded
An Indonesian helicopter dumping water over a forest fire in Sumatra last month. A severe El Nino in 2015 exacerbated the forest fires in Indonesia, with hotter and drier weather intensifying the blazes and resulting in an intense haze that shrouded the region from September to October. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Audrey Tan
Science and Environment Correspondent
Updated
Aug 23, 2018, 06:48 AM
Published
Aug 23, 2018, 05:00 AM
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 23, 2018, with the headline El Nino could rear its head again in Singapore come end of the year. Subscribe

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