- El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
- El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
- El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
- El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
El Niño Intensifies, Driving Drought and Food Insecurity Across Asia and Africa
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What happened
An intensifying El Niño is causing drought, higher temperatures, and changing rainfall patterns across Southeast Asia and Eastern/Southern Africa. The current cycle is estimated to have a 69% chance of becoming the strongest recorded since 1950. The impacts include reduced water availability and wildfires in agricultural areas of Southeast Asia, while African regions face extreme weather events including droughts and floods.
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Why it matters
The adverse weather conditions are putting pressure on fresh produce cultivation and water availability in the region. The United Nations' World Food Program estimates that El Niño could push at least 49 million additional people into acute food insecurity by the end of 2027. Furthermore, a new analysis projects 451,000 additional deaths globally due to heat between September 2026 and February 2027.
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Who's involved
- Southeast AsiaRegion experiencing operational disruption due to resource scarcity driven by El Niño.
- AfricaContinent facing extreme weather events, including droughts and floods, driven by El Niño.
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El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.Also in this story
- El Niño is causing severe weather patterns, including heavier rainfall in the Americas, threats to rice supplies in Bangladesh, and unrest risks in Haiti.
- El Niño follows La Niña, and scientific bodies like NOAA and universities are monitoring the phenomenon.
- El Nino is expected to cause weather anomalies in Thailand, where the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment manages climate data for national planning.
- The Bureau of Meteorology monitors the El Nino event, which is causing severe weather patterns, including storms, flooding, and droughts in Australia and North Africa.
The entities involved
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Related events
- Southern Africa is experiencing contrasting climate effects, with La Niña improving water reserves while El Niño brings heat stress and drought.
- El Niño is projected to cause varied climate impacts globally, including droughts in the Amazon and Africa, and excess rainfall in South America.
- El Niño conditions have led to increased droughts and floods in Africa.
- El Niño is influencing temperature and rainfall patterns worldwide.
- El Niño caused widespread peatland fires impacting provinces across South Sumatra and Kalimantan.