Honduras and El Salvador declared a regional crisis requiring emergency status due to severe drought fueled by El Nino.
1 report, 1 independent
Updated Aug 1
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What happened
Honduras and El Salvador declared a regional crisis requiring emergency status due to severe drought fueled by El Nino.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Drought affects agricultural production and food security in Honduras and El Salvador.Sub-event
- Oxfam reports a severe food crisis in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala driven by El Niño.Sub-event
Drought and regional crisis declared in Honduras and El Salvador starting August 1st.1 source
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El Nino has caused a series of interconnected crises since August 1st, including reduced shipping through the Panama Canal, a state of emergency in Peru, and severe droughts in Honduras and El Salvador.Also in this story
- The Panama Canal Authority is managing operations, with El Niño effects causing slot cuts, and the US being the largest user.
- El Niño is causing widespread climate impacts across South America, leading to emergencies in Peru, El Salvador, and facing severe impacts in Colombia and Ecuador.
The entities involved
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Honduras
sovereign state in Central America
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El Salvador
sovereign state in Central America
- El Nino
Related events
- El Nino causes severe drought in El Salvador, while weather patterns prompt emergency declarations in California.
- El Niño drives heat waves and drought risk, with Pacific Ocean conditions affecting global weather patterns across regions including California, Colorado, and the Indian Ocean.
- El Niño is causing severe droughts, heat waves, torrential rains, and flooding across Central America.
- El Niño weather pattern is driving flooding across Latin America, affecting commercial waterways in Paraguay.
- La Niña is the cooler counterpart to El Niño, which is projected to cause drought in El Salvador, while IRC delivers aid in Somalia due to floods.