Countries worst
hit by El Niño

The El Niño weather phenomenon - which has already impacted millions around the world - is forecast to continue through the winter and become one of the strongest on record

El Niño, driven by warm surface water in Pacific, disrupts climate patterns worldwide every 7 years

1

Central America:

Below average rainfall

in Honduras, Guatemala,

El Salvador and

Nicaragua leads to

reduced harvests.

UN says around

2.3 million people

will need food

assistance due

to crop losses

5

Argentina:

Tens of

1

thousands evacuated

in Buenos Aires

province following

unseasonal torrential

rain in August

2

3

Nations

4

affected by El Niño

6

Papua New Guinea:

5

Worst drought since

1997 causes poor

harvests

2

Mexico:

Patricia –

strongest ever hurricane in Western Hemisphere, prompts mass evacuations in October. El Niño contributes to very active tropical cyclone season in Pacific

7

Indonesia:

Prolonged

dry season causes

forest fires across

archipelago in October

and November

6

7

8

Malawi:

More than

2.8 million people face

hunger in coming

months following

severe floods

and drought

3

Guatemala:

500 people killed in

mudslides caused

by torrential rain on

outskirts of Guatemala

City in October

9

Ethiopia:

Worst

9

drought in decades

decimates food

crops and leads

to poor harvests.

Around 8.2 million

people need food aid

8

4

Peru:

State of

emergency declared

in 14 provinces, where

2 million are vulnerable

to flooding and mudslides

Sources: Thomson Reuters Foundation, WFP, FAO

Picture: NOAA

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Countries worst
hit by El Niño

The El Niño weather phenomenon - which has already impacted millions around the world - is forecast to continue through the winter and become one of the strongest on record

El Niño, driven by warm surface water in Pacific, disrupts climate patterns worldwide every 7 years

1

Central America:

Below average

Nations

rainfall in Honduras, Guatemala,

El Salvador and Nicaragua leads to

reduced harvests. UN says around

2.3 million people will need food

assistance due to crop losses

affected by El Niño

1

2

Mexico:

Patricia –

strongest ever hurricane in Western Hemisphere, prompts mass evacuations in October. El Niño contributes to very active tropical cyclone season in Pacific

2

3

4

5

3

Guatemala:

500 people killed

in mudslides caused by torrential

rain on outskirts of Guatemala

City in October

4

Peru:

State of emergency

declared in 14 provinces,

where 2 million are

vulnerable to flooding

and mudslides

6

7

5

Argentina:

Tens of

thousands evacuated in Buenos

Aires province following unseasonal

torrential rain in August

6

Papua New Guinea:

Worst drought since 1997

causes poor harvests

9

7

Indonesia:

Prolonged

8

dry season causes forest

fires across archipelago

in October and November

8

Malawi:

More than 2.8 million

people face hunger in coming

months following severe floods and drought

9

Ethiopia:

Worst drought in decades decimates food

crops and leads to poor harvests. Around 8.2 million

people need food aid

Sources: Thomson Reuters Foundation, WFP, FAO

Picture: NOAA

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Countries worst
hit by El Niño

The El Niño weather phenomenon - which has already impacted millions around the world - is forecast to continue through the winter and become one of the strongest on record

El Niño, driven by warm surface water in Pacific, disrupts climate patterns worldwide every 7 years

1

2

3

4

Nations

affected by El Niño

5

1

Central America:

Below average

rainfall in Honduras, Guatemala,

El Salvador and Nicaragua leads

to reduced harvests. UN says

2.3 million people will need food

assistance due to crop losses

2

Mexico:

Patricia – strongest ever

strongest ever hurricane in Western Hemisphere, prompts mass evacuations in October. El Niño contributes to very active tropical cyclone season in Pacific

3

Guatemala:

500 people killed

in mudslides caused by torrential

rain on outskirts of Guatemala

City in October

4

Peru:

State of emergency

declared in 14 provinces, where

2 million are vulnerable to flooding

and mudslides

5

Argentina:

Tens of thousands

evacuated in Buenos Aires

province following unseasonal

torrential rain in August

6

7

6

Papua New Guinea: Worst

drought since 1997

causes poor harvests

7

Indonesia:

Prolonged dry

season causes forest fires across

archipelago in October and

November

9

8

8

Malawi:

More than 2.8 million

people face hunger in coming

months following severe floods

and drought

9

Ethiopia:

Worst drought in

decades decimates food crops

and leads to poor harvests.

Around 8.2 million people need

food aid

Picture: NOAA

Sources: Thomson Reuters

Foundation, WFP, FAO

© GRAPHIC NEWS