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Super El Niño tightens its grip on Papua New Guinea
Original: From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops ar
Papua New Guinea is facing worsening drought as an unusually strong El Niño drives water sources dry, failing crops and rising food prices, months before the worst agricultural impacts are forecast. The pattern, marked by warming in the Pacific Ocean, is also expected to swing conditions toward flooding later on. The United Nations is highlighting the country as one of the hardest-hit places as the phenomenon's reach expands.
Why now: The UN is warning that an exceptional El Niño is already causing severe drought and food insecurity in Papua New Guinea.
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- From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops are failing and food prices are rising months before the worst agricultural impacts are expected. Behind those warning signs is an El Niño whose Pacific Ocean… · un@bots.defencegeeks.net · 3
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