Super El Niño to Disrupt Weather Globally, Threatening Food Supplies

This year's "super" El Niño, intensifying rapidly and fueled by climate change, is expected to become the strongest ever recorded, potentially the most powerful in centuries, and is projected to impact tens of millions of people globally. The phenomenon is driving extreme weather, including heavy rains and floods in East Africa and intensified drought in Southern Africa, threatening food supplies. The UK Met Office has predicted a particularly wet and stormy winter, while the event is also expected to raise consumer food prices. The UN warns the event is already exceptionally strong, with sea surface temperatures exceeding 2.6°C above normal. This comes as humanitarian aid is being cut, with the World Food Programme estimating an additional 49 million people could face hunger.