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Huge spike in global carbon emissions linked to El Nino

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Dying Guatemala lake underlines climate change threat

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El Nino drought leaves millions hungry and in need of drinking water in Vietnam

An El Niño-induced drought in Vietnam has left one million people in urgent need of food assistance and two million people lacking access to drinking water, Europe’s humanitarian aid agency said.

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Strongest El Nino to bring down agricultural yield in Myanmar: expert

The El Nino weather phenomenon, forecast to be the strongest in five hundred years, which is striking Myanmar this year, will bring down the country's agricultural yield and impact food security, said a noted Myanmar meteorology and hydrology expert Tuesday.

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Rains point to possibility of Australia's first cyclone of season

Australia's first cyclone of the season could batter the country's remote northeast next week as monsoon conditions develop, meteorologists said on Tuesday.

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Super El Nino risk to lives in South Pacific: aid agencies

Aid agencies across the Pacific are gearing up for months of weather-related crises as a result of a "super-charged El Nino" weather pattern.