{
  "id": 17382377,
  "title": "Ghana's El Niño year: heat, dust, rain and a 2028 power test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ghanas-el-nino-year-heat-dust-rain-and-a-2028-power-test-17382377",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:15:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/immersive/ghanas-el-nino-year-heat-dust-rain-2028-power-test"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana is bracing for a very strong El Niño weather pattern that will bring hotter, drier conditions during the late November dry season and an intense heat wave between February and April. The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has released a 31-page advisory detailing the potential impacts, noting that the event is among the strongest on record. The agency warns that while a strong El Niño does not always translate to severe impacts, the combination of drought, heat, flooding, and power shortages could strain food crops, hydropower, and public health. Ghana's rainfall is influenced by the tropical Atlantic, so the event's effects on the rainy season in 2027 are uncertain. The advisory also highlights the interconnected nature of climate shocks, citing past examples of drought, power cuts, and food shortages occurring together, straining resources and livelihoods across the country.",
  "summary": "A very strong El Niño is building in the Pacific. GMet's advisory maps what it could mean for Ghana's heat, food, health, water and power, month by month, into 2028.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}