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
© 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
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
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Countries worst hit by El Niño
December 1, 2015 - As world leaders gather in Paris to seek a deal on tackling climate change, millions of people around the world are suffering the impacts of a strong El Niño weather pattern. The phenomenon is forecast to continue through the winter and become one of the strongest on record.