UN warns El Niño could push 50 million people into acute hunger

The main reason for developing our El Niño prediction capabilities is to mitigate its severe negative consequences.

50m people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger because of El Niño. Studies suggest that global heating may be leading to even stronger El Niño events. In Britain, farmers are already warning about the impact of extreme heat on their harvests. What else needs to happen for us to take action?

“Even if the forecast El Niño is less strong than some models predict, it will tip many countries over the edge, adding more than a fifth to the 225 million people in 45 countries currently in acute food insecurity, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday.“

El Niño could push 50 million people into acute hunger before end of next year … on top of the roughly 225 million people already experiencing acute food insecurity in 45 countries. A reminder that the climate crisis is increasingly a food security crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today we see the results of these companies' war profiteering. The climate crisis is intensifying weather systems like El Niño. In the poorest countries, 50m people could be pushed into acute hunger. Across the globe, poor harvests will push up food prices. 2/2 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

World Food Programme ramps up preparedness and response plans as El Niño threatens to push tens of millions into acute hunger

"50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year..in addition to the hundreds of millions..already facing dangerous levels of hunger..It will tip many countries over the edge..the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) warned" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#ClimateCrisis and a strong El Niño are both contributing to the upcoming global famine, though #ClimateChange by itself will be a persistent driver of ever higher food costs as weather patterns shift, become less predictable, and prime growing land moves northward, away from many poor farmers.

The UN sees major risks ahead for food security. El Niño droughts in India, Australia and southern Africa often shrink yields for staple grains + oilseeds. Too much rain can hurt wheat crops in Brazil, and so on /6

"The rapidly developing El Niño weather system will tip many countries over the edge, adding to the 225 million people in 45 countries currently in acute food insecurity." - UN’s World Food Program Beyond El Niño, this is the future of our climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A drastically underreported story. Globally, more than 300 million, or 20-25% more humans, will be facing acute hunger. Koyaanisqatsi—Powaqqatsi—Naqoyqatsi One way or another, the post-human society is coming. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nearly 50 Million More People to Face 'Massive Threat' of Acute Hunger Due to El Niño, UN Warns www.commondreams.org/news/el-nino...

This isn't just another negative headline. Can our brains even grasp how devastatingly serious this is? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurityAbout 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly...

El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year. Not really the time to continue with cuts to humanitarian aid, is it Andy Burnham? www.theguardian.com/environment/...