WorldEl Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
UN forecasters warn that conditions could worsen across 45 countries already experiencing severe food insecurity. The rapidly developing El Niño weather system is expected to drive about 50 million more people into acute hunger before the end of next year. This would add to the hundreds of millions already facing dangerous hunger levels after years of drought in parts of Africa and food-price pressure linked to the war in Iran.
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El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
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