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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Edna Tarigan and Anton L. Delgado

Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

Southeast Asia El Nino - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food security for millions of people.

El Nino is part of a natural climate cycle of warming ocean temperatures, but this year’s is expected to reach new extremes of drought, heat waves, flooding and other climate-related disruptions in South America, Africa and Asia.

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