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Super El Niño intensifies, threatening global health and ag
167 clusters · 1293 sources · last updated
Latest: El Niño strengthens, impacting global weather and solar energy
The 2026–27 Super El Niño is intensifying, with the federal Climate Prediction Center reporting a 90 percent chance of a ‘very strong’ El Niño this fall and winter, and a 75 percent chance of it becoming the strongest on
European heatwave, drought, and logistics crisis intensifies
1054 clusters · 4924 sources · last updated
Latest: European agriculture faces climate-driven water crisis and calls for new strategy
The 2026 European heatwave and drought crisis has escalated into a widespread agricultural, economic, and logistical emergency. The summer was characterized by record-breaking heat and significant precipitation deficits.
El Niño impact on global food and rice markets
5 clusters · 10 sources · last updated
Latest: El Nino threatens food inflation across ASEAN nations
The emergence of a strong El Niño phenomenon continues to drive global food security concerns and price volatility. Asian rice export prices have reached one-year highs due to El Niño-induced heatwaves, shifting supply d
Global food price index fluctuations
3 clusters · 96 sources · last updated
Latest: Global food prices reach highest levels since late 2022
In July 2026, the FAO Food Price Index rose by 0.6% to 131.1 points, reaching its highest level since January 2023. This increase was primarily driven by rising costs for cereals, sugar, and vegetable oils, which offset
2026-2027 El Niño intensifies heat, floods in Latin America
20 clusters · 288 sources · last updated
Latest: Venezuela implements energy saving measures amid electricity crisis
By mid-August 2026, the 2026–2027 El Niño event continued to intensify, with Venezuela reporting temperature increases of at least two degrees Celsius. Vice Minister José Ramón Pereira Bastida noted that this spike, exac
Dominican Republic achieves FAO Zero-Hunger milestone
9 clusters · 43 sources · last updated
Latest: Dominican Republic achieves zero hunger milestone in Latin America
The FAO’s July 2026 declaration that the Dominican Republic has reduced undernourishment to below the 2.5% threshold was reaffirmed by Director-General Qu Dongyu, who cited improvements in agricultural and livestock prod