El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
UN forecasters warn that the El Niño weather system could push 50 million more people into acute hunger by the end of next year. The crisis is expected to hit Central and South America, the Caribbean, and southern Africa particularly hard.
A maize crop affected by lack of rain in Zimbabwe. ‘The biggest food security impact, in southern Africa, will be during the 2027 to 2028 lean season,’ one expert said. A maize crop affected by lack of rain in Zimbabwe. ‘The biggest food security impact, in southern Africa, will be during the 2027 to 2028 lean season,’ one expert said. El Niño southern oscillation 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 insecurity
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