El Niño's return threatens global food security as UN agencies appeal for emergency funds
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Ajit Niranjan
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The article discusses the return of El Niño weather patterns and their devastating global impact, focusing on drought conditions in Ethiopia and other regions. It connects historical climate events with current fears of an extreme 'Godzilla' strength El Niño, and highlights the UN's World Food Programme and agriculture agency issuing a joint appeal for funds to avert a global hunger crisis. The piece draws on personal accounts from Adugna Woyessa, who experienced drought in Ethiopia in the 1970s, to illustrate the human toll of these climate phenomena.
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bskyEl Niño's return threatens global food security as UN agencies appeal for emergency fundstheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledAdugna Woyessa was a little boy the first time drought tore his country apart.
The now notorious El Niño – Spanish for 'little boy' – was named by fishers in the Pacific in the 1800s
El Niño is back with a vengeance – and fears of 'Godzilla' strength may be the least of our worries
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