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Super El Niño
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A powerful El Niño event is being reported as pushing global temperatures beyond previous records months before it reaches its expected peak. The news, reported by the Guardian's environment desk, adds to concerns that climate change combined with the warming pattern could deliver unprecedented heat in the months ahead.
- 2UN says 'Super El Niño' deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan▼‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan says UN
The United Nations warns that a powerful El Niño weather event is worsening the hunger crisis in South Sudan, compounding food shortages for a population already facing severe food insecurity. The climate pattern is disrupting rainfall and harvests, driving up needs across the country and prompting renewed appeals for humanitarian assistance.
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A new USGS overview examines how a strong Super El Niño event is affecting the Midwestern United States. The report outlines regional consequences of the climate pattern, which typically brings shifted precipitation and temperature conditions. With El Niño events capable of disrupting agriculture, water supplies and weather across the region, coverage of its Super El Niño intensity is drawing attention from farmers, planners and weather watchers.