Papua New Guinea drought has already claimed two dozen lives and looming El Niño weather sample could be as severe as in 1997-98,when 23000 people diedTwo dozen people contain already died from hunger and drinking contaminated water in drought-stricken Papua New Guinea, but the looming El Niño crisis could leave more than four million people across the Pacific without enough food or clean water.
The El Niño weather sample – when waters in the eastern tropical Pacific ocean become warmer, and driving extreme weather conditions – may be as severe as in 1997-98,when an estimated 23000 people died, forecasters believe.
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Source: theguardian.com