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The Singapore skyline is shrouded in smog due to wildfires raging in Indonesia on Oct. 15.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2026
El Nino fires test limits of Southeast Asia’s cloud-seeding bet
As countries spend more trying to alter erratic rainfall patterns with few lasting results, the question of the payoff rises for such investments.
Shoppers at a supermarket on the outskirts of Buenos Aires earlier this year. The world's poorest consumers are being hit the hardest as food prices rise in many countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2026
Global food inflation is expected to intensify as supply shocks pile up
The world’s poorest consumers are being hit the hardest as food prices rise in many countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
Trucks loaded with oil palm fruit bunches outside a mill in Sanggau, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Oct. 2.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2026
El Nino-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry as river recedes
Palm oil mills accounting for roughly half of West Kalimantan province’s processing capacity have been affected by the transportation disruptions.
People try to extinguish a wildfire in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2026
Singapore can fix Southeast Asia’s haze, if it wants to
The way this is talked about in Singapore, the region’s wealthiest country, the whole situation is an act of God and no one knows who is responsible.
A wildfire burns in Palangkaraya, Indonesia, on Oct. 8.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 9, 2026
Weather-roiling El Nino hits record strength, Japan weather agency says
Sea temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean were 4C above normal as of September, the highest in records going back to 1949, the JMA said.
Rescuers evacuating a mother orangutan and her baby trapped by smoke from forest and land fires in a palm oil plantation area in Pelang village, Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Sept. 18.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Oct 9, 2026
Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires
Dozens of orangutan have been rescued from wildfires burning across parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months.
Weaker hydropower generation following an El Nino-related decline in rainfall has tightened supplies that the Indian government has available for redistribution to states, officials said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2026
Indian states seek extra power to avoid outages as supplies tighten, officials say
Weaker hydropower generation following an El Nino-related decline in rainfall and maintenance at some plants have tightened electricity supplies.
A container ship passes through the Cocoli Locks of the Panama Canal on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 8, 2026
Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Nino
The weather phenomenon has caused rainwater levels in two reservoirs used to operate the canal’s locks to drop.
A satellite image of Hurricane Lowell (left) and Hurricane Karina over the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 2
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 3, 2026
Rare train of Pacific cyclones fueled by historic El Nino
Hurricane Lowell and Hurricane Karina are Category 4 storms that are both expected to pass Hawaii from a distance, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A coral reef inside a 'Rahui' or restricted area in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 28, 2026
Corals show how El Nino is intensifying as the planet warms
Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, according to a new study.
Ocean waves off Cape Disappointment in Washington state in January 2023. The global average sea-surface temperature hit a record 21.1 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to Europe’s Earth observation agency Copernicus.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 25, 2026
Highest-ever ocean temperature recorded as super El Nino forms
The global average sea-surface temperature hit a record 21.1 degrees Celsius on Aug. 22, according to Europe’s Earth observation agency Copernicus.
A United States Coast Guard vessel pass under the Bridge of the Americas at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal in Panama City on April 21, 2026. The canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month.
WORLD
Aug 21, 2026
Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought
From Sept. 3, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36 to 34, before dropping further to 32 from Sept. 15 onward.
A combine harvests wheat in a field in the Rostov Region, Russia, on July 18.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 12, 2026
Inventories and farming method gains bolster food system against ‘super’ El Nino
Still, wars in the Middle East and the Black Sea region that impact fertilizer availability temper optimism, experts have warned.
A drone view shows a residential area along the Musi river as smog covers it due to recent wildfires in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2026
Indonesia races to contain fires as haze spreads
Indonesia is facing a longer and more severe dry season this year as El Nino intensifies, raising the risk of drought, forest fires ?and air pollution.
A woman fetches drinking water from an unprotected well, as Zimbabwe is experiencing an El Nino-induced drought, in July 2024.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2026
Strong El Nino could push 49 million more into acute hunger, U.N. agency says
The U.N. agency said in a report that there was an 81% chance of a very ?strong ?El Nino event.
Anchovies power a $500?billion global aquaculture industry, and when their supply collapses, as is happening now due to El Nino, the entire farmed?seafood sector feels it.?
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2026
The world has an anchovy problem
The tiny fish may sound utterly mundane, but its importance to the global economy is far larger than just foodies’ craving for the umami taste.
Residents look at damaged vehicles after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc at Rajouri district in India's Jammu region on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2026
A yo-yo monsoon in India is threatening crops and the power grid
With about half of India’s farmland dependent on rainfall for irrigation, swings between dry spells and violent rain jeopardize rural incomes and raise risks of higher food costs.
Floodwater from the Russian River approaches homes following a chain of winter storms, in Guerneville, California, in January 2023.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 10, 2026
Strengthening El Nino likely to ‘rank among largest’ on record, U.S. agency says
The weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and will peak between October and December.
A man harvests sugarcane in a field in the Kolhapur district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, on Feb. 17.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2026
India likely won’t export sugar for years as El Nino and ethanol squeeze supply
The two challenges could keep millions of tons of sugar off the world market, tightening supplies for importers across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
A rice paddy field on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, this month.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2026
Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino takes shape
Dry weather is disrupting crop planting across the world’s most populous region, and an expected severe El Nino weather pattern could inflict more damage.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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