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Ghana: After the floods comes Super El Niño and potential droughts
For Ghana specifically, the most consistent risk signal points to below-normal rainfall during the minor rainy season (roughly September–November) in southern Ghana, the period historically most sensitive to El Niño’s influence on the West African monsoon.
In its Global Seasonal Climate Update, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are strengthening rapidly, with a strong El Niño event projected for July–September 2026.
Ghana’s El Niño track record Ghana’s rainfall is not immune to these Pacific-driven shifts, and the country’s climate record carries the scars of its three most significant El Niño events.
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