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'Unpredictable and extreme': Asia braces for El Nio
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/05/el-nino-asia-unpredictable-extreme-weather-climate-change-crisis-snip-
‘A deadly combination for India’
The core concern is that El Nino might intensify heat conditions and weaken the oncoming monsoon, the months of heavy rain that come every year around June, which is already predicted to deliver “below average” rainfall.
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El Niño could also have severe consequences for India’s cities, most notably its film and financial capital of Mumbai which relies solely on seven rain-fed lakes to provide water for its more than 22 million inhabitants. The lakes currently only have 45 days of water left, and if the monsoon rainfall is delayed in El Niño conditions, Mumbai could find itself facing a significant water crisis.
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China often suffers from flooding as well as droughts in the summer months, weather events that have worsened with the climate crisis and which put pressure on the power grid. This year the challenges will be bigger as El Niño is set to cause further havoc.
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A potent El Niño threatens to trigger prolonged and intense heat, severe drought, wildfires and air pollution across south-east Asia, said Justin Sentian, a professor in climate change at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
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‘A deadly combination for India’
The core concern is that El Nino might intensify heat conditions and weaken the oncoming monsoon, the months of heavy rain that come every year around June, which is already predicted to deliver “below average” rainfall.
-snip-
El Niño could also have severe consequences for India’s cities, most notably its film and financial capital of Mumbai which relies solely on seven rain-fed lakes to provide water for its more than 22 million inhabitants. The lakes currently only have 45 days of water left, and if the monsoon rainfall is delayed in El Niño conditions, Mumbai could find itself facing a significant water crisis.
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China often suffers from flooding as well as droughts in the summer months, weather events that have worsened with the climate crisis and which put pressure on the power grid. This year the challenges will be bigger as El Niño is set to cause further havoc.
-snip-
A potent El Niño threatens to trigger prolonged and intense heat, severe drought, wildfires and air pollution across south-east Asia, said Justin Sentian, a professor in climate change at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
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And on top of the natural disasters, there are energy and fertilizer shortages thanks to Trump and Netanyahu's war.