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Global El Niño weather phenomenon impacts

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A strengthening El Niño weather pattern is projected to cause significant meteorological shifts across multiple continents. In Latin America, reports from CEPAL and NOAA indicate a 75 percent chance of the phenomenon reaching historic magnitude by December, raising risks of increased rainfall and flooding in northern and central-eastern Argentina. In West Africa, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued ~~an advisory warning of~~ advisories regarding a ~~significantly hotter and drier dry season.~~ strong El Niño event developing in the tropical Pacific. Based on projections from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there is a 96 percent likelihood that the ~~El Niño~~ event will reach very strong intensity between November 2026 and January 2027. ~~This pattern is~~ Impacts in Ghana are expected to ~~cause peak~~ begin in late November 2026, characterized by hotter, drier, and dustier conditions. Peak heat stress is projected for northern Ghana between February and April ~~2027, particularly~~ 2027. While much of the country may face below-normal rainfall, GMet noted that some areas in ~~northern Ghana, with potential long-term~~ the Forest and Transition zones, as well as parts of the Greater Accra, Central, Volta, and Eastern regions, could experience normal-to-above-normal rainfall. Despite the threat of dry spells, GMet cautioned that southern and Volta Basin communities face risks of sudden, intense downpours and localized flooding. Long-term concerns include threats to cocoa production, rain-fed agriculture, public health, and hydropower ~~stability.~~ stability, with potential water resource issues lasting as late as 2028.

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