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As the Philippines braces for months of drought and shortages in key resources due to the current El Nino season, questions are mounting over whether it could have prepared better to deal with a crisis that has been predicted well in advance. The government’s haphazard response to El Nino reflects its persistent track record of failing to do adequate disaster and infrastructure planning, according to climate and risk specialists. El Nino is a weather phenomenon that causes changes in winds and...
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urges farmers to avoid water-intensive crops, announces a series of measures to tackle the situation
El Nino severity till early next year gives no indication of rainfall
An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday. Forecasters expect the weather pattern, which raises drought and flood risks and exacerbates global warming, to become the strongest ever recorded this year.
El Nino will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950. The naturally occurring weather phenomenon is set to bring higher temperatures to much of the planet, the UN's weather and climate agency said, with its impact compounding the effects of man-made climate change.
Peru's health ministry put hospitals and clinics on yellow alert for El Niño until June 2027, with a second alert for Pope Leo XIV's November visit. The post Peru Puts Hospitals on El Nino Alert Until Next June appeared first on The Rio Times.
The United Nations warned on Thursday that El Nino will intensify before peaking in December, bringing higher temperatures to much of the planet and compounding the effects of man-made climate change. The World Meteorological Organization added that this naturally occurring weather phenomenon could be the strongest since at least 1950.
Global South countries will be worst affected by the phenomenon sweeping the planet from June to February.
Extreme heat caused by this year’s “super El Niño” could lead to as many as 451,000 excess deaths worldwide in the six months to February 2027, according to researchers at the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab. The number of extremely hot days is expected to rise by 44%, with Nigeria, Indonesia and Sudan among the countries likely to be worst affected. Researchers warn that the impact could extend well beyond the six-month period studied. Carys Garland reports.
Heaviest toll expected in poorer countries, already struggling with food insecurity and high energy costs, report says.
This year, El Nino had brought rainfall deficit during southwest monsoon in India, including Tamil Nadu