Strong El Nino could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says
A powerful El Nino weather event could push an additional nearly 49 million people into acute food insecurity across some of the world’s most vulnerable regions by the end of next year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. The UN agency said in a report that there was an 81 per cent chance of a very strong El Nino event, with sea surface temperatures at their warmest levels since at…
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- El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year theguardian.com
- Strong El Nino could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, says UN agency freemalaysiatoday.com
