{"id":2231262,"date":"2026-11-01T06:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T03:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2231262"},"modified":"2026-11-01T06:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T03:19:37","slug":"el-nino-in-africa-flooding-in-kenya-drought-risk-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2231262","title":{"rendered":"El Ni\u00f1o in Africa: Flooding in Kenya, Drought Risk in South Africa."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/67050826_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5OutR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"content-google-preferred-source\" class=\"hh5424a g6yv9v3 i1pdcoxs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"External link \u2014 Prefer DW on Google\" role=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"t1y9040i m7i2pic e3w9kkf t1ax1i04 blt0baw cx4rgdt ih9bob8 sngcpkw w128axg5 b16w0xvi b16w0xvi\">Prefer DW on Google<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/67050826_800.webp 50w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/67050826_801.webp 129w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/67050826_802.webp 352w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/67050826_803.webp 575w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 575px)\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><figcaption class=\"c1oedowi m1ho1h07 lofg86o blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">The drought has already taken a toll on livelihoods and livestock in Bolivia [FILE: August 3, 2023]<small class=\"copyright c19ed66t icns9en idu7i8u lxmvniw m4xla6a rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">Image: CLAUDIA MORALES\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bolivia\/t-67595288\">Bolivian<\/a> President Rodrigo Paz has declared a national state of emergency\u00a0to mobilize resources and strengthen disaster response as the country braces for <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/extreme-weather\/t-19020379\">severe droughts and flooding<\/a> linked to the El Nino <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/experts-urge-global-health-emergency-as-climate-harms-accelerate\/a-79773232\">weather phenomenon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be a phenomenon that will have very severe impacts in terms of drought and floods, and we need the cooperation of all institutions,&#8221; Paz said.<\/p>\n<h2>Bolivia braces for extreme weather<\/h2>\n<p>The president&#8217;s decree allows the deployment of additional rescue teams and calls for coordination between national and regional authorities, the armed forces and police.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Bolivian government report,\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/heat-and-drought\/t-19024671\">drought<\/a> has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>affected at least 78,000 families across seven of Bolivia&#8217;s nine departments<\/li>\n<li>led to the loss of more than 75,000 cattle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Authorities have also warned of potential floods, flash floods, and landslides as the rainy season begins.<\/p>\n<h2>What is El Nino?<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/el-nino-is-a-postcard-from-the-future-and-could-cause-451000-excess-heat-deaths\/a-79430945\">El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures<\/a> in the equatorial Pacific that disrupts global weather patterns, often bringing drought to some regions and heavy rainfall to others.<\/p>\n<p>The current <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/el-nino\/t-65961440\">El Nino<\/a> developed in June and has strengthened rapidly since. It is now on course to become an exceptionally strong \u2014 sometimes called &#8220;super&#8221; \u2014 El Nino.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have estimated that the unusually high temperatures linked to the current <a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/impactlab.org\/research\/451000-at-risk\/\" title=\"External link \u2014 El Nino could cause around 451,000 excess deaths worldwide\">El Nino could cause around 451,000 excess deaths worldwide<\/a> from June 2026 to February 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations has\u00a0described the current El Nino, which is expected to peak in December, as &#8220;heading off the charts.&#8221;\u00a0Its impact\u00a0could last years, with the UN urging nations in the Pacific to prepare for the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Just in the past month, changing weather patterns associated with El Nino have been linked to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>forest and land wildfires <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/wildfire-kills-4-firefighters-in-indonesias-mount-bromo-national-park\/a-79676291\">in Indonesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/taiwan-braces-as-el-nino-supercharged-typhoon-champi-approaches-island\/a-79738819\">Supercharged Typhoon Champi<\/a> in Taiwan<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hurricane-isaias-intensifies-en-route-to-us-gulf-coast\/a-79612756\">Hurricane Isaias<\/a> in the US Gulf Coast<\/li>\n<li>water and power shortages in India <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-faces-water-and-power-shortages-after-weak-monsoon\/a-79599540\">after weak monsoon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 El Ni\u00f1o in Africa: Flooding in Kenya, Drought Risk in South Africa.\" class=\"headline\">El Ni\u00f1o in Africa: Flooding in Kenya, Drought Risk in South Africa.<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-79673146\" controls playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"79673146\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69869973_605.webp\" data-duration=\"26:04\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/nafr\/nafr20261015_GesamtHD_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bolivia\/t-67595288\">Bolivian<\/a> President Rodrigo Paz has declared a national state of emergency\u00a0to mobilize resources and strengthen disaster response as the country braces for <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/extreme-weather\/t-19020379\">severe droughts and flooding<\/a> linked to the El Nino <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/experts-urge-global-health-emergency-as-climate-harms-accelerate\/a-79773232\">weather phenomenon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be a phenomenon that will have very severe impacts in terms of drought and floods, and we need the cooperation of all institutions,&#8221; Paz said.<\/p>\n<h2>Bolivia braces for extreme weather<\/h2>\n<p>The president&#8217;s decree allows the deployment of additional rescue teams and calls for coordination between national and regional authorities, the armed forces and police.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Bolivian government report,\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/heat-and-drought\/t-19024671\">drought<\/a> has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>affected at least 78,000 families across seven of Bolivia&#8217;s nine departments<\/li>\n<li>led to the loss of more than 75,000 cattle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Authorities have also warned of potential floods, flash floods, and landslides as the rainy season begins.<\/p>\n<h2>What is El Nino?<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/el-nino-is-a-postcard-from-the-future-and-could-cause-451000-excess-heat-deaths\/a-79430945\">El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures<\/a> in the equatorial Pacific that disrupts global weather patterns, often bringing drought to some regions and heavy rainfall to others.<\/p>\n<p>The current <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/el-nino\/t-65961440\">El Nino<\/a> developed in June and has strengthened rapidly since. It is now on course to become an exceptionally strong \u2014 sometimes called &#8220;super&#8221; \u2014 El Nino.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have estimated that the unusually high temperatures linked to the current <a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/impactlab.org\/research\/451000-at-risk\/\" title=\"External link \u2014 El Nino could cause around 451,000 excess deaths worldwide\">El Nino could cause around 451,000 excess deaths worldwide<\/a> from June 2026 to February 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations has\u00a0described the current El Nino, which is expected to peak in December, as &#8220;heading off the charts.&#8221;\u00a0Its impact\u00a0could last years, with the UN urging nations in the Pacific to prepare for the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Just in the past month, changing weather patterns associated with El Nino have been linked to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>forest and land wildfires <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/wildfire-kills-4-firefighters-in-indonesias-mount-bromo-national-park\/a-79676291\">in Indonesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/taiwan-braces-as-el-nino-supercharged-typhoon-champi-approaches-island\/a-79738819\">Supercharged Typhoon Champi<\/a> in Taiwan<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hurricane-isaias-intensifies-en-route-to-us-gulf-coast\/a-79612756\">Hurricane Isaias<\/a> in the US Gulf Coast<\/li>\n<li>water and power shortages in India <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-faces-water-and-power-shortages-after-weak-monsoon\/a-79599540\">after weak monsoon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 El Ni\u00f1o in Africa: Flooding in Kenya, Drought Risk in South Africa.\" class=\"headline\">El Ni\u00f1o in Africa: Flooding in Kenya, Drought Risk in South Africa.<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-79673146\" controls playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"79673146\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69869973_605.webp\" data-duration=\"26:04\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/nafr\/nafr20261015_GesamtHD_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bolivia\/t-67595288\">Bolivian<\/a> President Rodrigo Paz has declared a national state of emergency\u00a0to mobilize resources and strengthen disaster response as the country braces for <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/extreme-weather\/t-19020379\">severe droughts and flooding<\/a> linked to the El Nino <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/experts-urge-global-health-emergency-as-climate-harms-accelerate\/a-79773232\">weather phenomenon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be a phenomenon that will have very severe impacts in terms of drought and floods, and we need the cooperation of all institutions,&#8221; Paz said.<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s decree allows the deployment of additional rescue teams and calls for coordination between national and regional authorities, the armed forces and police.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Bolivian government report,\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/heat-and-drought\/t-19024671\">drought<\/a> has:<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have also warned of potential floods, flash floods, and landslides as the rainy season begins.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/el-nino-is-a-postcard-from-the-future-and-could-cause-451000-excess-heat-deaths\/a-79430945\">El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures<\/a> in the equatorial Pacific that disrupts global weather patterns, often bringing drought to some regions and heavy rainfall to others.<\/p>\n<p>The current <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/el-nino\/t-65961440\">El Nino<\/a> developed in June and has strengthened rapidly since. It is now on course to become an exceptionally strong \u2014 sometimes called &#8220;super&#8221; \u2014 El Nino.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have estimated that the unusually high temperatures linked to the current <a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/impactlab.org\/research\/451000-at-risk\/\" title=\"External link \u2014 El Nino could cause around 451,000 excess deaths worldwide\">El Nino could cause around 451,000 excess deaths worldwide<\/a> from June 2026 to February 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations has\u00a0described the current El Nino, which is expected to peak in December, as &#8220;heading off the charts.&#8221;\u00a0Its impact\u00a0could last years, with the UN urging nations in the Pacific to prepare for the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Just in the past month, changing weather patterns associated with El Nino have been linked to:<\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bolivia-declares-emergency-as-el-nino-intensifies-threatens-severe-weather\/a-79820253&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/67050826_6.jpg&#8221;] https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5OutR Prefer DW on Google The drought has already taken a toll on livelihoods and livestock in Bolivia [FILE: August 3, 2023]Image: CLAUDIA MORALES\/REUTERS Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a national state of emergency\u00a0to mobilize resources and strengthen disaster response as the country braces for severe droughts and flooding linked to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,74],"class_list":["post-2231262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dw-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2231262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2231262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2231262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2231262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}