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From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach

Island Times (Palau)23 October 2026, 09:02 UTCPapua New Guinea

PORT MORESBY, 22 OCTBER 2026 (UN NEWS CENTRE) —Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops are failing and food prices are rising months before the worst agricultural impacts are expected. Behind those warning signs is an El Niño whose Pacific Ocean temperatures have already surpassed the equivalent measurements during the historic 1997 […] The post From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach appeared first on Island Times News.

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