By Samantha Chigogo Climate researchers from America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have revealed that 2015 has broken records as the earth’s hottest year and the global scorching weather conditions are […]
The worst El Niño in years is triggering acute food shortages in Zimbabwe
Yomi Kazeem February 05, 2016 Zimbabwe has declared a state of disaster in parts of the country which have been badly hit by one of the worst droughts it has seen in […]
El Niño Is Fueling One of the Scariest Droughts In Recent History
Maddie Stone 2/01/16 Imagine if crop yields across the United States dropped more than 50 percent in a single year. It’s difficult to fathom just how catastrophic this would be—but that’s exactly […]
Powerful El Niño brings droughts and food insecurity to millions in Papua New Guinea
Source(s): Oxfam International Secretariat Millions of people in the Pacific are affected by the consequences of a powerful El Niño – the climate phenomenon that develops in the tropical Pacific and brings […]
1.5 million people face hunger in Zimbabwe
January 1 2016 – 17:47 In many villages in Southern Zimbabwe, farmers have lost cattle and crops in the severest drought that has hit the country since 1998. Midway through the farming […]
EU mobilises €125 million for countries affected by ‘El Niño’
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 2 December 2015 The current El Niño is expected to be the strongest on record, surpassing the 1997/1998 El Niño. The European Union is today announcing […]
El Niño in southern Africa 2015: Weather Phenomenon May Devastate Communities with Drought and Floods
UNIFEC 2015 A potentially record-breaking El Niño brewing in the tropical Pacific Ocean will soon hit southern Africa with Zimbabwe included. But a majority of communities are not sure how to prepare. […]