This joint WFP and Action Against Hunger publication presents the impacts of El Niño in LAC, highlighting the emergency response and resilience activities taken to mitigate the effect of climate shocks in the region. The publication underscores the significance of adequate anticipation, preparedness, and response to climate emergencies in LAC. …
The Netherlands government has pledged 1,5 million euros to Zimbabwe as assistance towards fighting the effects of the El Nino-induced drought. This is part of the 8 million euros that was pledged to Southern Africa by the Dutch government. Speaking at the Netherlands National King's Day celebrations last Thursday, Netherlands …
Unseasonably warm weather across Australia, which is set to continue through the coming month, might be putting a spring in people’s step but is a clear sign of dangerous climate change, according climate scientists and meteorologists. Australia and the rest of the world have been reeling from a string of …
Vietnam’s breadbasket southwestern region has been hit by the worst drought in 90 years, badly damaging the nation’s economy. The Southeast Asian country saw a huge slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter as agriculture output dropped sharply. GDP growth slipped to 5.6 per cent year-over-year in the first …
Shops have been operating without electricity for several hours a day because of power cuts introduced this year Venezuela's government has imposed a two-day working week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help it overcome a serious energy crisis. Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz announced that civil servants should …
Following strong westerly wind bursts in boreal winter and spring of 2014, both the scientific community and the popular press were abuzz with the possibility of a major El Niño developing. However, during the boreal summer of 2014, the Bjerknes feedback failed to kick in, aided and abetted by a …
This report provides a global overview of the food insecurity situation due to different crises and natural disasters, to support the programming of the Pro-resilience Action (PRO-ACT) funding mechanism, a component of the Global Public Goods and Challenges (GPGC) thematic programme of the European Union. The analysis covers the period …
This year is off to a record-breaking start for global temperatures. It has been the hottest year to date, with January, February and March each passing marks set in 2015, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. March was also the 11th consecutive month to set …
It has been the hottest year to date, with January, February and March each passing marks set in 2015, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. March was also the 11th consecutive month to set a record high for temperatures, which agencies started tracking in the …
The National Disaster Risk Management Commission released a new report on humanitarian hot-spot classification showing that the number of priority ones- or most needy- weredas has reached to 219. Four months ago priority one spots were only 186. Twenty more have joined the highly endangered group. The priority classification has …
A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday forecast an increasing chance of the La Nina weather phenomenon taking place in the second half of the year as El Nino was seen weakening further. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, in its monthly forecast said …
Next forecast in June; eases fears over farm and and economic growth after two straight droughts This year's best news so far has just arrived. After two consecutive droughts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be “above normal.” It forecast monsoon …
The severe drought in Ethiopia has made headline news. But it has also scorched northern Somalia, a region far less able to cope with the impact. About 385,000 people are already facing a hunger crisis in semiautonomous Somaliland and Puntland, to the east. The United Nations' Office for the Coordination …
Ethiopia is facing one of the worst famines in 50 years. Africa has always been one of the worst affected places when it comes to famines and droughts. Ethiopia has suffered from drought back in 1973 and 1984; however, not much has been done to alleviate the people. According to …
Flood control authorities issued alerts for more than 40 rivers in southern China as weather forecasters warned of more heavy rainstorms likely to bring floods in coming days. "The amount of rain in the area will be far above the same period in previous years," the China Meteorological Administration, the …
The chance of a La Nina in 2016 has increased in recent weeks, with climate models indicating a 50 percent possibility of the weather event emerging this year, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday. The potential emergence of a La Nina comes as the strongest El Nino …
A heatwave across most of India has led to a hotter than usual summer in much of the country. Broadcast meteorologist Peter Gibbs describes the situation. Dozens of deaths have been reported in the south Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and the city of Bhubaneswar in Orissa experienced …
A global food crisis is looming which may rival the one in 2007-2008 because of the ongoing El Niño weather phenomenon. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Laguna warned that climate change is a factor that can drive a longer span of food crisis across the world. …
BUENOS AIRES – Some 25,000 people have been evacuated in northeastern Argentina due to flooding caused by the intense rains in recent days, authorities told EFE on Tuesday. The most heavily affected province is Entre Rios, where 17,800 people have had to leave their homes because of creeks overflowing their …
About 60 million people across Southern Africa and the Horn, Central America, and the Pacific face worsening hunger and poverty due to droughts and crop failures in 2014–15 that have been exacerbated by the El Niño weather system in 2015–16. This number is likely to rise. The international response is …
The current El Niño episode may be among the strongest on record. Past El Niño episodes have caused rainfall and temperature fluctuations leading to agricultural production shortfalls, higher food prices, and disease outbreaks that adversely affected food and nutrition security in various regions worldwide. Rapidly rising food prices are particularly …
