El Niño climate phenomenon will increase temperatures in Piauí The climate phenomenon El Niño, whose arrival was confirmed last Thursday (11), will increase temperatures in Piauí, according to the director of Prevention and Mitigation of the Civil Defense of Piauí, Werton Costa. ☀️ El Niño occurs when the surface waters of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean become warmer than normal. It tends to change the rainfall pattern and pose a risk of drought in Northeast Brazil. ✅ Follow the g1 Piauí channel on WhatsApp According to the director of Civil Defense, the phenomenon is in the making and should begin to influence the atmosphere and the wind and rain regime at the end of June. However, the heat has already started to be felt by the people of Piauí. "Due to the low cloud cover, people from Piauí are already feeling more radioactive incidence, sun and consequently heat", said Werton in an interview with TV Clube this Monday (15). "We are already noticing nights, especially in the capital Teresina and in larger municipalities, that are much warmer than the traditional average for the period", added the climatologist. El Niño will increase temperatures in Piauí, says director of Civil Defense Márcio Silveira/EPTV VIDEOS: watch Rede Clube’s most viewed videos