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- ENSO: Recent Evolution, Current Status and Predictions — 2026-08-24 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A regular slide-deck briefing from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center compiling tropical Pacific observations — sea surface temperature departures in the Niño regions, subsurface heat content and atmospheric indicators — alongside model forecasts for the coming seasons.
NOAA Climate Prediction CenterUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- El Niño is strengthening. Abnormal heat continues to pose a threat in many parts of western and eastern Africa, Central Asia, Hispaniola, Central America, and northern South America. Dryness is worsening in Central America and Venezuela. (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A global agroclimatology monitoring update from FEWS NET reviewing recent temperature and rainfall anomalies across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and their implications for crops and food security as ENSO conditions evolve.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- ENSO: Recent Evolution, Current Status and Predictions — 2026-08-17 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A regularly updated slide briefing from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center reviewing tropical Pacific conditions, including Niño-region sea surface temperature departures, subsurface heat content, atmospheric indicators and the ensemble of model forecasts for coming seasons.
NOAA Climate Prediction CenterUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- El Niño is strengthening. Abnormal heat continues to pose a threat across eastern Africa, Central Asia, Hispaniola, as well as areas of Central America and northern South America. Dryness is worsening in Central America and Venezuela. (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A global agroclimatology hazards update from FEWS NET, reviewing temperature and rainfall conditions region by region and flagging the risks they pose to crops and food security.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- ENSO Diagnostic Discussion — 2026-08-13 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A monthly assessment prepared jointly by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, setting out the official ENSO alert status along with forecast probabilities for the coming seasons.
NOAA Climate Prediction CenterUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Maize imports expected to support food access despite below-average harvest (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET projects that Stressed (IPC Phase 2) food security outcomes will continue in the Southern Lowlands, the Senqu River Valley and mountain livelihood zones, in an update on harvest shortfalls and trade flows.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
NASA Earth Observatory presents satellite observations of sea-surface chlorophyll from mid-2026, using the pigment readings as an indicator of changing nutrient availability for phytoplankton across the Pacific Ocean.
NASA Earth ObservatoryUnited StatesOpens the original document
- Strengthening El Niño increasingly constrains cropping and agropastoral livelihoods (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's food security outlook anticipates that Crisis (IPC Phase 3) conditions will continue in the Colombian departments of La Guajira and Chocó through January 2027 as El Niño intensifies.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Crisis (IPC Phase 3)-aligned outcomes are expected in the south during lean season (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
According to FEWS NET, southern Angola is expected to see Stressed (IPC Phase 2)-aligned outcomes between July and September, with a likely deterioration after that period.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes expected due to conflict and weather shocks (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's food security update anticipates that Crisis (IPC Phase 3) conditions will continue through July to September 2026 in conflict-affected northern areas, with fighting compounded by weather-related shocks.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Acting before the crisis: The Colombian Red Cross is combining science and anticipation in its response to the El Niño phenomenon (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
An IFRC feature describing how the Colombian Red Cross is using forecast data and anticipatory action to prepare for the effects of El Niño, which the article says is strengthening in the region.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesGlobalOpens the original document
- Pacific Hurricanes Fausto and Genevieve actually had origins near Africa (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
NOAA describes how its satellites follow storms from the earliest stage of development, including a GOES West image showing three tropical cyclones at once in the eastern Pacific.
NOAAUnited StatesOpens the original document
- In Karamoja, poor harvests drive continued crisis; refugee needs will grow as stocks deplete (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A FEWS NET food security outlook projecting Crisis (IPC Phase 3) conditions from July through January across Karamoja's districts and northern areas, with refugee assistance needs rising as food stocks run down.
FEWS NET — El Niño 2026-27United States / globalOpens the original document
- Daños en cultivos de Primera se extienden en el Corredor Seco (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET reports that the poorest households in the Dry Corridor, parts of Alta Verapaz and the Western Highlands are expected to face Crisis-level food insecurity as losses to primera season crops widen.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- El Niño is present. Abnormal heat continues to pose a threat across central Africa, northern and southern Central Asia, Hispaniola, as well as several areas of Central America and northern South America. (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's agroclimatology unit issued this global weather hazards update, flagging regions where temperature and rainfall anomalies could affect crops and food security during the current El Niño.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- An early lean season will erode limited seasonal gains in the Grand South (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's food security update for southern Madagascar anticipates Crisis (IPC Phase 3) conditions emerging in the districts of Toliara II and Amboasary Atsimo in July as poorer households run through their food stocks.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Strengthening El Niño to push 49 million more people into acute hunger (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
The UN World Food Programme said on Wednesday that the intensifying El Niño is expected to drive close to 50 million additional people in the world's most vulnerable communities into acute hunger, UN News reports.
UN News — ClimateUnited NationsOpens the original document
- Conflict, poor rainfall, and economic impacts drive Emergency and risk of Famine (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A FEWS NET food security update warns that Emergency (IPC Phase 4) conditions remain extensive as the lean season reaches its height in July and August, attributing the outcomes to fighting, weak rainfall and economic pressures.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- July 2026 El Niño Briefing (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A downloadable monthly briefing from FEWS NET's agroclimatology team summarizing El Niño conditions and their implications, issued as part of the network's regular series of ENSO updates.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- July 2026 Price Watch (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's monthly market bulletin finds staple food prices in the West African Sahel moving in mixed seasonal directions, though generally staying under year-earlier and five-year average levels apart from some exceptions.
FEWS NET — Price WatchUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Food access likely to decline in late 2026 amid high cereal prices in deficit areas (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
According to FEWS NET, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) conditions are projected to appear in October in a number of areas that normally produce food deficits, including in the south, as cereal prices remain elevated.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Above-average rainfall in bimodal areas and gradual expansion of the season in the Sahel (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET reports that the Intertropical Front has continued moving northward, with the seasonal update covering rainfall performance to date and forecasts for the coming period.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Strong El Niño ahead, UN weather agency warns (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
UN News reports that the World Meteorological Organization has cautioned that the El Niño pattern is set to strengthen, against a backdrop of higher-than-normal temperatures and shifting rainfall in many regions.
UN News — ClimateUnited NationsOpens the original document
- Angola: Southern Africa - Food Security Outlook: Early lean season and El Niño likely to drive deteriorating food security outcomes, June 2026 - January 2027 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
ReliefWeb carries the FEWS NET regional outlook for June 2026 to January 2027 covering Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)United NationsOpens the original document
- Haiti: Latin America and the Caribbean - Food Security Outlook: Conflict, weather shocks, and macroeconomic volatility sustain acute food insecurity, June 2026 - January 2027 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
This FEWS NET regional outlook for June 2026 to January 2027, posted on ReliefWeb, covers Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Venezuela, attributing continued acute food insecurity to overlapping shocks.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)United NationsOpens the original document
- Pakistan: Asia - Food Security Outlook: El Niño is forecast to bring below-average monsoon rains, constraining October harvest, June 2026 - January 2027 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
The FEWS NET outlook for Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, republished by ReliefWeb, expects Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes to continue through much of Balochistan between June 2026 and January 2027.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)United NationsOpens the original document
- Papua New Guinea Climate and Special Services: July 2026 Drought Update (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
The Government of Papua New Guinea reports that the National Capital District remains classified as in drought, with Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, Manus, Southern Highlands and other provinces also assessed.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)United NationsOpens the original document
- Sudan: East Africa - Food Security Outlook: Needs remain high in East Africa amid ongoing conflict, economic, and weather shocks, June 2026 - January 2027 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
ReliefWeb publishes the FEWS NET East Africa outlook for June 2026 to January 2027, covering Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda, where Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes are anticipated.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)United NationsOpens the original document
- El Niño is forecast to bring below-average monsoon rains, constraining October harvest (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
In this FEWS NET outlook, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are anticipated to continue in much of Balochistan and elsewhere in Pakistan, with country-by-country analysis of the expected monsoon shortfall.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Conflict, weather shocks, and macroeconomic volatility sustain acute food insecurity (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A FEWS NET regional outlook attributing continued acute food insecurity to a mix of shocks, including conflict, climatic disruption and economic instability, with assessments provided for individual countries.
FEWS NET — Food SecurityUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- The climate pattern putting millions at risk: El Niño explained (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
An explanatory piece from UN News on the El Niño phenomenon, its threat to millions of people in eastern and southern Africa, and UN efforts to help affected communities prepare.
UN News — ClimateUnited NationsOpens the original document
- Guatemala - Food Security Outlook : Reduced rainfall, high temperatures and market dependence maintain Crisis, June 2026 - January 2027 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's country outlook, posted by ReliefWeb, examines the Dry Corridor between June and September 2026, where the poorest households in parts of Alta Verapaz and other departments are affected.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)United NationsOpens the original document
- Haiti - Food Security Outlook : Persistent insecurity, high prices, and weather shocks maintain Crisis and Emergency, June 2026 - January 2027 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network projects that 3.0 to 3.49 million Haitians will be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse conditions over the June 2026 to January 2027 period, citing armed insecurity, elevated food prices and climatic shocks.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)United NationsOpens the original document
- Madagascar - Food Security Outlook : An early lean season and El Niño challenge food security in the Grand South, June 2026 - January 2027 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
According to this Famine Early Warning Systems Network outlook, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) conditions are expected to set in earlier than usual between June and September 2026, with the lean season arriving ahead of schedule in Madagascar's Grand South.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)United NationsOpens the original document
- SMOS salinity could offer early indicator of El Niño (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
The European Space Agency reports that researchers tracking the Pacific's shift into El Niño are using satellite measurements of sea-surface salinity, alongside sea-surface temperature, as an indicator of the phenomenon.
European Space Agency — Observing the EarthEuropeOpens the original document
- Inside Copernicus Sentinel-3C – meet Estelle Obligis (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
An EUMETSAT profile interview introducing Estelle Obligis and her role in the Copernicus Sentinel-3C mission, part of a series on the people behind the satellite.
EUMETSATEuropeOpens the original document
- NOAA maintains prediction for below-normal Atlantic hurricane season (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
In an updated seasonal outlook, NOAA keeps its forecast of a less active than normal Atlantic hurricane season while stressing that people in the United States should still prepare for storms.
NOAAUnited StatesOpens the original document
- Strong short rains to drive improvement in pastoral areas, but also bring flood risk (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET expects pastoral areas to stay in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) until September before conditions ease, while the anticipated strong short rains also raise the danger of flooding.
FEWS NET — El Niño 2026-27United States / globalOpens the original document
- El Niño is present. Flood risk across Africa, northern and eastern Central Asia, eastern and southern Central America, and northern South America. (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's agroclimatology unit publishes a downloadable global hazards report identifying areas where flooding is a concern while El Niño conditions continue.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Sterna Inter-Calibration Study Exploring SNO, OCTM and Vicarious Techniques (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A EUMETSAT technical study on the Sterna mission examining inter-calibration approaches, including simultaneous nadir overpass, orbit and clock time matching, and vicarious methods.
EUMETSATEuropeOpens the original document
- FEWS NET's ‘Extended Early Estimates’ anticipate extreme dryness in East Africa, India, and Central America (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
An explanatory post from FEWS NET introducing the Climate Hazards Center's Extended Early Estimates, a new product whose current outputs point to severe dryness in parts of East Africa, India and Central America.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Visiting scientists 2025 (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
An EUMETSAT listing covering its 2025 visiting scientist arrangements, presented as tabulated information on the researchers and work hosted under the programme.
EUMETSATEuropeOpens the original document
- El Niño is present. Abnormal heat is likely across parts of central and northern Africa, northwestern Central Asia, portions of Central America, Hispaniola, and northern South America. (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's downloadable global agroclimatology hazards report, which notes El Niño conditions and identifies several regions across Africa, Central Asia, Central America and northern South America where unusual heat is considered likely.
FEWS NET — El Niño 2026-27United States / globalOpens the original document
- Deepening concerns across East Africa following severe June rainfall deficits and forecast below-average July–September rains (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
The FEWS NET seasonal monitoring report reviews progress of the March–May, June–September and October–December seasons in East Africa, where June rains fell far short and the July-to-September period is forecast to remain drier than normal.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- El Niño is present. Flood risk exists in parts of Central Africa, northern and eastern Central Asia, areas of Central America, and parts of Northern South America. (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
A downloadable global hazards assessment from FEWS NET agroclimatology reporting that El Niño remains in place, with flooding possible in several regions spanning Central Africa, Central Asia and the Americas.
FEWS NET — AgroclimatologyUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
UN News reports on a World Meteorological Organization assessment that strengthening El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific are raising the chances of heatwaves and other weather extremes in the months ahead.
UN News — ClimateUnited NationsOpens the original document
- El Niño declared, expected to intensify into one of the strongest on record (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
Earth Sciences New Zealand reports that El Niño thresholds have now been met in the tropical Pacific, with further strengthening anticipated that could place the event among the most powerful documented.
NIWANew ZealandOpens the original document
- June 2026 Price Watch (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
FEWS NET's monthly price monitoring bulletin reports that May cereal prices held steady or rose across the Sahel in West Africa, with Niger among the markets seeing the steepest increases.
FEWS NET — Price WatchUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Climate shocks accelerating as El Niño threat looms over already vulnerable regions (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
UN News summarises warnings issued by United Nations agencies that intensifying extreme weather risks could deliver a further shock to populations already coping with hunger, displacement and economic strain.
UN News — ClimateUnited NationsOpens the original document
- June 2026 El Niño Briefing (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
The June 2026 edition of FEWS NET's recurring El Niño briefing, issued as a downloadable report.
FEWS NET — El Niño BriefingUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- How does El Niño Impact Atlantic Hurricane Season (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
NOAA explains how El Niño conditions factor into its 2026 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, which gives a 55 percent chance of below-average activity between 1 June and 30 November.
NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological LaboratoryUnited StatesOpens the original document
- FEWS NET's El Niño Briefing August 2026: Projected Impacts and Regional Risks (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
An event page for a FEWS NET El Niño briefing scheduled for 28 July, with the organisation noting that recordings and presentation slides are published within a week of each broadcast.
FEWS NET — El Niño BriefingUnited States / globalOpens the original document
- Formidable El Niño expected to arrive this winter (opens on the source’s website in a new tab)
Meteorologists at Earth Sciences New Zealand say they expect a substantial El Niño influence to take hold over the coming winter.
NIWANew ZealandOpens the original document
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