El Nino Watch: How the weather phenomenon is impacting the world this week
BANGKOK, Oct 14 — Food security concerns, wildfires and power warnings are among the impacts around the world this...
Global impacts of an exceptionally strong El Nino weather cycle are being felt this week, leading to food security concerns, wildfires, power warnings and more. Indonesia and Amazon fires, along with orangutans rescued from the Indonesian blazes, are among the consequences of this year's El Nino phenomenon. Indonesia is experiencing drought, causing forest and plantation fires, leading to a regional haze crisis and school closures in Malaysia.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are concerned about the combined effects of higher borrowing costs, surging energy prices, and El Nino on global food security. Scientists predict El Nino will continue to intensify until December, potentially causing above-average temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns worldwide, increasing the risk of drought and floods in various regions.
Sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific have reached an all-time high, making this El Nino "the strongest intensity on record."
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