Dax-CEOs mit Rekordgehältern: 5,97 Millionen Euro im Schnitt

Brussels announced that the European Union is allocating 13.5 million euros to better prepare eastern and southern Africa for the potentially devastating El Niño weather phenomenon. The money will be targeted at particularly vulnerable areas, according to the European Commission in Brussels. Six million euros will flow towards Somalia, to improve evacuation sites and expand health and food services.

One million euros will bolster preparedness in Kenya's most at-risk regions, while another million will extend ongoing assistance efforts in Uganda, where food insecurity remains persistent. In southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region, 5.5 million euros will be allocated to proactive measures and early relief actions to mitigate impacts.

The United Nations anticipates an unprecedented strength of El Niño, potentially causing devastating consequences. El Niño is a naturally occurring Pacific Ocean phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years. While it is not caused by climate change, it can exacerbate its effects. According to the EU's climate change service, Copernicus, surface ocean temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, the region most affected by the climate phenomenon, reached a record high of 29.94 degrees Celsius in October.

This significantly exceeds temperatures recorded during past strong El Niño events, such as 2015/2016 and 1997/1998.