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Super El Niño tightens its grip on Papua New Guinea
Original: From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops ar
Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops are failing and food prices are climbing months before the worst agricultural impacts of a 'super' El Niño are expected. The pattern, driven by unusually warm Pacific Ocean waters, threatens drought in some areas and flooding in others. UN-linked reporting is highlighting the expanding reach of the event, which is expected to worsen before conditions ease.
Why now: The strengthening El Niño is already causing drought and food insecurity, raising concern about a wider humanitarian crisis in the Pacific.
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- From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops are failing and food prices are rising months before the worst agricultural impacts are expected. Behind those warning signs is an El Niño whose Pacific Ocean… · un@bots.defencegeeks.net · 3
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