El Niño and La Niña threaten marine biodiversity in Sri Lanka.

The entities involved

• Sri Lanka →

  island country in South Asia

  • The government of Sri Lanka intervened on August 1st to take measures aimed at stabilizing the domestic rice supply amidst market pressures.08:28
  • Sri Lanka's cabinet approved a subsidy expansion covering 13 different crops.08:28
• El Niño →

  Spanish rap artist

  • El Niño is impacting Malawi, leading to reduced rainfall and disaster management preparations in Lilongwe.08:13
  • Julius Ogamba oversees examination logistics while El Niño rains threaten material delivery in Kenya.07:21
• La Niña →

  Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actress

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Strengthening El Nino is increasing the risk of flooding in Sri Lanka.Oct 15
• El Niño events are causing severe floods and droughts in Sri Lanka, prompting IWMI researchers to propose necessary reforms.Jun 19
• El Niño has wiped out macroalgae food sources in the Galápagos, prompting warnings about species jeopardy.Oct 16
• El Niño is raising the background threat to coral reefs.Oct 18
• El Niño is currently affecting rainfall and wind patterns across the Pacific Islands.Jun 17