Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally
Experts say the event could become the strongest since 1950 and may push global food commodity prices up more than 15%, according to Goldman Sachs.
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports a 69% chance this year's El Nino will be the strongest recorded since 1950, threatening global food security across Asia and beyond.
- Southeast Asia faces severe disruptions as Indonesia and Malaysia supply about 85% of global palm oil, compounding existing regional vulnerabilities amid drought and depleted water reserves.
- Analysts at Goldman Sachs estimate this El Nino could push global food commodity prices up more than 15%, while Jakarta faces a water crisis for 42 million residents as reservoir levels drop.
- The United Nations World Food Program warns the phenomenon could push at least 49 million more people into acute food insecurity by 2027, with Central America and Africa hit hardest.
- Erma Yulihastin of the Research Center for Climate and Atmosphere warned the event has just begun its "super phase," while Zeb Hogan of the University of Nevada, Reno, said the Mekong "doesn't catch a break.
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Worsening El Niño threatens Asia with drought--experts say
BANTEN, Indonesia — All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Niño this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food security for millions of people.El Niño is part of a natural climate cycle of warming ocean temperatures, but this year’s is expected to reach new extremes of drought, heat waves, flooding, and other climate-related disruptions in South America, Afri…
Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially increasing food prices globally
All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food security for millions of people.
Record-Breaking El Nino Threatens Asia With Drought, Wildfires and Higher Global Food Prices
BANTEN, Indonesia : All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food security for millions of people.El Nino is part of a natural climate cycle of warming ocean temperatures, but this year’s is expected to reach new extremes of drought, heat waves, flooding and other climate-related disruptions in South America, Afric…
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Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally
All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say raises the risk of droughts across Asia that may drive food prices higher across the globe.
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