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CARE Australia warns intensifying El Niño is putting food, water and livelihoods at significant risk across the Pacific, with women and girls disproportionately affected

Aerial shot of Pinapel Island in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Photo © Benson Wanguare/CARE 2025 The 2026-27 El Niño event is set to be the strongest on record and is expected to continue to intensify into early-2027. Across the Pacific, CARE Australia is warning that drought…