Strong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says
3 sources·Updated August 5, 2026
El Niño hunger risk
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- Dawn World PK·1h agoStrong El Nino could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says
A powerful El Nino weather event could push an additional nearly 49 million people into acute food insecurity across some of the world’s most vulnerable regions by the end of next year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. The UN agency said in a report that there…
Read at Dawn World PK → - Bloomberg Economics·2h agoEl Niño Raises Risk of Weather Shocks Across Global Economies
The tropical Pacific climate pattern is no longer just a weather event — it has become a significant macroeconomic variable.
Read at Bloomberg Economics → - Irish Independent World·4h agoStrong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says
El Niño, a periodic warming of ocean surface temperatures in the Pacific, alters global weather patterns
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