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California Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Potentially Historic El Niño Winter

California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to prepare for a potentially historic El Niño, prompting agencies to position flood, rescue and snow-response equipment.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Morning Mail: Albanese plea amid El Niño threat, a week in the life of Gaza, Sylvia Plath ‘stole my boyfriend’

PM urges global action to fight climate crisis as leaders gather at United Nations; a special Guardian series highlights ordinary lives amid the Gaza conflict

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21

California braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergency

Super El-Niño has already broken temperature records and is predicted to bring an extremely wet winter to the state

The Guardian - US · Sep 21

‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak

‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

As cities prepare for 2026’s super El Niño, some crucial blind spots can’t be ignored

This year’s El Niño has the potential to be one of the strongest in living memory, and the evidence is showing up around the world.

The Conversation · Sep 21

How deficient rainfall is affecting ragi farmers in Karnataka’s Mandya

Shiva Shekhar, a 40-year-old farmer from Padavalapatna village in Mandya district's Nagamangala taluk, could not sow ragi this kharif. “I kept waiting for the rain but it never came, so I sowed cowpea instead, which is more drought-tolerant,” he said on September 16.

Newslaundry · Sep 21

‘The physical toll is visceral’: How Indonesia’s fire haze affects millions - visual guide

Intensified by this year’s super El Niño, fires in Borneo and Sumatra are emitting toxic air for swathes of the population in Indonesia and its neighbours

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21

Twenty Million Peruvians at Risk: What's Behind the Record Heat and the Rains Still to Come

Chulucanas hit a confirmed 38°C on Sept. 15 as Senamhi forecasts 40°C peaks from El Niño Costero, with 893 Peruvian districts under emergency.

Latin Times · Sep 19

Sugar Prices Undercut by Demand Concerns

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Friday closed down -0.06 (-0.34%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +0.20 (+0.04%). Sugar prices slid to 3-week lows on Friday before recovering slightly to settle mixed. Sugar prices have been under pressure over the...

Barchart · Sep 18

Demand Concerns Weigh on Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is down -0.02 (-0.11%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +1.30 (+0.26%). Sugar prices slid to 3-week lows today and then recovered to trade mixed. Sugar prices have been under pressure over the past week on demand...

Barchart · Sep 18