WFP warns powerful El Niño could push millions into hunger
El Niño The World Food Programme is warning that a powerful El Niño weather pattern could push nearly 49 million more people into acute hunger by the end of next year, bringing the global total to 274 million.
The WFP also warns that conflict in the Middle East, combined with weather-related crop failures, could drive food prices even higher, placing additional pressure on vulnerable families.
The climate phenomenon is expected to trigger droughts, floods and erratic rainfall, threatening crops and food production across some of the world's most vulnerable regions.
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