S. Korea to see warm, wet winter due to powerful El Nino

What happened: South Korea's weather agency expects a warmer, wetter winter due to an El Nino forming since May and expected to peak in December. Key numbers: August to October sea surface temperature in the El Nino monitoring zone measured 2.4 C above the long-term average, the highest since records began in 1950. Why it matters: The KMA forecasts the phenomenon will be the strongest on record, with above-average temperatures in November, December and January and more rain than usual in the first two months.

South Korea's weather agency expects a warmer, wetter winter due to an El Nino forming since May and expected to peak in December.

The KMA forecasts the phenomenon will be the strongest on record, with above-average temperatures in November, December and January and more rain than usual in the first two months.