El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year

The Guardian World | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:13 GMT

El Niño awakens,
Forty-five nations brace,
Fifty million face hunger.

UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurityAbout 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly developing El Niño weather system, according to forecasting.This is in addition…

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