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EL NINO

A drone view shows a residential area along the Musi river as smog covers it due to recent wildfires in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2026
Indonesia races to contain fires as haze spreads
Indonesia is facing a longer and more severe dry season this year as El Nino intensifies, raising the risk of drought, forest fires ?and air pollution.
A woman fetches drinking water from an unprotected well, as Zimbabwe is experiencing an El Nino-induced drought, in July 2024.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2026
Strong El Nino could push 49 million more into acute hunger, U.N. agency says
The U.N. agency said in a report that there was an 81% chance of a very ?strong ?El Nino event.
Anchovies power a $500?billion global aquaculture industry, and when their supply collapses, as is happening now due to El Nino, the entire farmed?seafood sector feels it.?
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2026
The world has an anchovy problem
The tiny fish may sound utterly mundane, but its importance to the global economy is far larger than just foodies¡¯ craving for the umami taste.
Residents look at damaged vehicles after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc at Rajouri district in India's Jammu region on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2026
A yo-yo monsoon in India is threatening crops and the power grid
With about half of India¡¯s farmland dependent on rainfall for irrigation, swings between dry spells and violent rain jeopardize rural incomes and raise risks of higher food costs.
Floodwater from the Russian River approaches homes following a chain of winter storms, in Guerneville, California, in January 2023.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 10, 2026
Strengthening El Nino likely to ¡®rank among largest¡¯ on record, U.S. agency says
The weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and will peak between October and December.
A man harvests sugarcane in a field in the Kolhapur district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, on Feb. 17.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2026
India likely won¡¯t export sugar for years as El Nino and ethanol squeeze supply
The two challenges could keep millions of tons of sugar off the world market, tightening supplies for importers across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
A rice paddy field on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, this month.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2026
Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino takes shape
Dry weather is disrupting crop planting across the world¡¯s most populous region, and an expected severe El Nino weather pattern could inflict more damage.
Rising global temperatures, worsened by climate change, war, trade disruptions and a looming El Nino, are increasingly threatening global food production.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2026
The world¡¯s food supply is under a quadruple attack
Heat makes it much harder to effectively grow crops, raise livestock and harvest fish, as detailed in an extensive new United Nations climate change report.
A family walks across a dried up fishery south of Manila in 2015, where the El Nino weather phenomenon ravaged farmlands and damaged crops.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2026
¡®Super El Nino¡¯ raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflict
The continent is now facing the prospect of strong climate conditions that could spike energy demand, sap hydropower?and damage crops.
A worker cultivates rice plants at a farm in Bangkok. Rice supply is expected to fall this year due to impacts of the Iran war and an emerging El Nino weather phenomenon that is set to usher in hotter, drier conditions.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2026
From surplus to strain: Iran war and El Nino threaten global rice supply
Rice is central to global food security, and even small supply disruptions can ripple through countries, raising prices and straining household budgets.
A heat wave in Lima in February 2024 during the most recent El Nino weather phenomenon.
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 24, 2026
Warming El Nino set to return in mid-2026, U.N. says
The United Nations¡¯ weather and climate agency said El Nino conditions were likely as early as the May to July three-month window.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday there is a 60% chance of an El Nino event, during which ocean surface temperatures rise in the eastern and central Pacific, developing this summer.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ weather bureau sees 60% chance of El Nino this summer
For the spring, there is a ?50% likelihood of El Nino occurring and ?a 50% chance ?of normal ?conditions continuing, Â鶹´«Ã½ ?weather bureau said.
Fumes are seen rising from the cooling towers of a lignite-fired power station operated by German energy giant RWE near a field Neurath, western Germany, on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 13, 2025
World¡¯s fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025, study says
Curbing warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius from preindustrial levels ¡ª the goal outlined in the Paris Agreement ¡ª would now be essentially ¡°impossible.¡±
The mercury hit 25 degrees Celsius in Tokyo on April 25.
JAPAN
May 2, 2024
Climate change, El Nino factor into Â鶹´«Ã½ warmest April in 130 years
The weather agency said the average temperature for April was 2.76 degrees Celsius higher than the average year, making it the hottest April nationwide.
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2024
¡®So hot you can¡¯t breathe¡¯: Extreme heat hits the Philippines
Conditions this year have been exacerbated by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
A worker stands on a pile of rice sacks as the other worker carries a sack of rice at the warehouse in Jakarta on Feb.13. Dry weather fueled by El Nino has led to a rice shortage and sent prices to record highs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2024
As El Nino bites, Indonesians struggle with record-high rice prices
Rice has been an integral part of Indonesian history and culture since ancient times, and is one of the country¡¯s most important agricultural commodities.
Homes affected by sea level rise on Tierra Bomba Island, Cartagena, Colombia
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 22, 2024
Global sea level jumped due to El Nino and climate change, NASA says
The global average sea level rose by about 0.76 centimeters from 2022 to 2023 ¡ª nearly four times the increase of the previous year.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Feb 18, 2024
Preparing for the hottest year Japan has ever seen
In 2023, summer heat persisted across Japan well into the fall. Predictions by scientists indicate 2024 could be even worse.
People cool off on a beach in Rio de Janeiro in November amid a heat wave.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 13, 2024
El Nino could make 2024 hotter than record-setting 2023
The U.S. NOAA predicted there is a 1 in 3 chance that 2024 will be warmer than 2023 ¡ª and a 99% certainty that 2024 will rank among the five warmest years ever.
In Australia, past El Nino events have led to destructive fire seasons, including the catastrophic Black Summer of 2019-2020.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2023
Australia hoped to dodge wildfires. El Nino has other plans.
The 1983, 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2015 fire seasons, some of the most damaging in the country¡¯s history, all occurred during El Nino.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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