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Strong El Nino could push 49 million more into acute hunger, U.N. agency says

The U.N. agency said in a report that there was an 81% chance of a very strong El Nino event.

Strong El Nino could push 49 million more into acute hunger, U.N. agency says

Geneva - The World Food Program predicts that a robust El Nino weather phenomenon could thrust an estimated 49 million additional individuals into dire food shortages across some of the world's most vulnerable areas by the end of the following year. According to the U.N. agency's assessment, there is an 81% likelihood of a particularly intense El Nino event, characterized by the warmest sea surface temperatures observed since at least 1982, potentially surpassing the strength of any such event since 1950.

As an irregular warming of Pacific Ocean surface temperatures, El Niño significantly influences global weather patterns, frequently leading to drought conditions in Southern Africa, delayed monsoon patterns in certain Asian regions, and inconsistent rainfall elsewhere.

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