China's National Climate Center said on Aug 18 that sea surface temperatures in the equatorial central-eastern Pacific continue to rise and are expected to peak around November-December, forming a super El Nino event that will likely become the strongest in history. Since this summer, China's climate has reflected typical impacts of the El Nino development phase: the eastern region has seen two rain belts in the north and south, with widespread and intense rainstorms, overlapping affected areas and compounding disaster risks, while typhoons have been active and strong with prolonged wind and rain impacts.