Strong El Niño Could Push 49 Million More into Acute Hunger, UN Warns
A strong El Niño weather phenomenon is projected to push an additional 49 million people into acute hunger by the end of next year, according to a warning from a United Nations agency. This forecast highlights the severe humanitarian impact of the climate event.
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El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity About 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly developing El Niño weather system, according to forecasting. This is in addition to the hundreds of millions of people already facing dangerous levels of hunger, owing to years of drought in parts of Africa and pressure on food prices from the war in Iran. Continue reading...
By Fiona Harvey Environment editor
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El Niño alters global weather patterns and is often associated with drought in Southern Africa, delayed monsoons in parts of Asia and erratic rainfall elsewhere
Read full article →Strong El Nino could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says
A powerful El Nino weather event could push an additional nearly 49 million people into acute food insecurity across some of the world’s most vulnerable regions by the end of next year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. The UN agency said in a report that there was an 81 per cent chance of a very strong El Nino event, with sea surface temperatures at their warmest levels since at least 1982 and potentially making it the strongest such event since 1950. El Nino, a periodic warm...
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The U.N. agency said in a report that there was an 81% chance of a very strong El Nino event.
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El Nio, a periodic warming of Pacific waters, disrupts global weather patterns—causing drought in Southern Africa, delayed Asian monsoons, and erratic rainfall worldwide.
Read full article →Strong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says
El Niño, a periodic warming of ocean surface temperatures in the Pacific, alters global weather patterns
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