El Niño is expected to bring drier conditions to Central America and Southern Africa, prompting a joint warning from FAO and WFP. Kenya has appointed Kithure Kindiki to lead a special Cabinet committee on the matter.

The entities involved

• Central America →

  subregion of the Americas

  • El Niño is causing severe droughts, heat waves, torrential rains, and flooding across Central America.Mon 12:23
  • Central America is exporting cattle and processed beef to the U.S. market while introducing high-risk biological material via screwworm.Mon 04:53
• Southern Africa →

  southernmost region of Africa

  • Wildfires are becoming a growing challenge across Southern Africa.Mon 17:51
  • Angola is positioned as a hub in Southern Africa.Mon 15:54
• El Nino →
  • NOAA and scientists are discussing the complexity and intensity of the El Nino cycle.Mon 17:45
  • El Niño patterns are affecting regional weather, specifically impacting storm development near Bermuda.Mon 17:43

Related events

• Heavy El Niño rains are expected in Kenya, raising risks of disease and malnutrition.Sep 15
• El Nino is causing severe weather, including torrential rains and crop failure, across Africa and Kenya.Jul 29
• The government, represented by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, warned about potential El Niño disruptions threatening the Kharif agricultural season in India.Jun 7
• El Nino is causing varied climate impacts globally, including reduced cocoa output in West Africa and excess rains in Ecuador.Aug 18
• The South African Weather Service warned of a powerful El Niño, leading to regional food insecurity, while the WFP noted funding collapse impacting aid in Zimbabwe. SADC met in Namibia to discuss the crisis.Sep 6