Peru
To Be Affected By El Nino
Lima - The meteorological
phenomenon El Nino could reappear and affect
Peru in the coming months, Peru's National
Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi)
said on Wednesday.
Senamhi's director Elizabeth Silvestre said
the continuous warming in the Pacific Ocean
implies a high risk for a negative impact to
come, and the agriculture harvests is likely
to suffer the worst of up-coming droughts or
floods.
Silvestre said the presence of El Nino could
be confirmed by the end of July. El Nino is
a periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean that
influences weather patterns around the
world.
Peruvian climate expert Abrham Levy said by
the third week of September, when the winter
season ends in Peru, it will be determined
with certainty the impact of El Nino in the
coastal area.
At the moment, he said, it is still too
early to tell whether it is El Nino or
merely seasonal cold fronts commonly seen in
Peru's winter.
Meanwhile, the U.S. National Oceanic and
Atmosphere Agency has said a "phenomenon of
El Nino between light and moderated" is
developing.
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