Wednesday, July 1, 2026

"Sri Lanka steps up disaster preparedness over El Niño concerns"

From the Indian sub-continent east to the Philippines and southeast to Australia is the area of potential concern for agriculture. 

From IRI/Columbia via climate.gov:

https://www.climate.gov/sites/default/files/IRI_ENSOimpactsmap_lrg.png 

And from Azerbaijan's News.az, July 1:

Sri Lanka will strengthen disaster preparedness measures in the agriculture, drinking water supply and energy sectors as the country evaluates the potential impact of the El Nino climate pattern, the President's Media Division said on Tuesday, News.Az reports, citing Xinhua.

The decision was made during a meeting of the National Council for Disaster Management held at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

According to the President's Media Division, Dissanayake paid particular attention to the possible effects of El Nino and asked officials to explain the extent to which current forecasts were based on available data and how they compared with previous projections....

....MUCH MORE 

And from NASA, potential ag impacts (keeping in mind that every El Niño is different):

https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/elnino-crops-2023.png