<p>As many as 8 million people have been affected by food shortages, electricity blackouts and health clinic closures</p><p>Extreme drought driven by an historic El Niño is affecting as many as 8 million people in Papua New Guinea, causing a cascade of issues from shortages of food and water, to electricity scarcity and schooling disruption.</p><p>An influential coalition that includes churches, trade unions and business groups has said the Pacific nation is in the midst of a “national crisis”, but there appears to be “no coordinated plan to protect vulnerable communities from the worsening impacts of El Niño.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/png-el-nino-drought-papua-new-guinea">Continue reading...</a>
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El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail
<p>As many as 8 million people have been affected by food shortages, electricity blackouts and health clinic closures</p><p>Extreme drought driven by an historic El Niño is affecting as many as 8 million people in Papua New Guinea, causing a cascade of issues from shortages of food and water, to electricity scarcity and schooling disruption.</p><p>An influential coalition that includes churches, trade unions and business groups has said the Pacific nation is in the midst of a “national crisis”, but there appears to be “no coordinated plan to protect vulnerable communities from the worsening impacts of El Niño.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/png-el-nino-drought-papua-new-guinea">Continue reading...</a>