El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
UN forecasters warn that the El Niño weather system could push 50 million more people into acute hunger by the end of next year. The crisis is expected to hit Central and South America, the Caribbean, and southern Africa particularly hard.
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This highlights the intersection of climate change and global food security, threatening to exacerbate existing humanitarian crises.
A maize crop affected by lack of rain in Zimbabwe. ‘The biggest food security impact, in southern Africa, will be during the 2027 to 2028 lean season,’ one expert said. A maize crop affected by lack of rain in Zimbabwe. ‘The biggest food security impact, in southern Africa, will be during the 2027 to 2028 lean season,’ one expert said. El Niño southern oscillation 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
Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.
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