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'Super' El Niño tightens 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 severe drought linked to a powerful El Niño, with water sources drying up, crops failing and food prices rising months before the worst agricultural impacts are forecast. The pattern, driven by unusually warm Pacific Ocean waters, is also expected to bring heavy rainfall and flooding once the dry phase ends, shifting from drought to deluge.
Why now: The strengthening El Niño is already causing food and water insecurity in Papua New Guinea, raising concerns about a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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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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