The amount of damage to the Philippine agricultural sector from the El Niño phenomenon increased by 40%, to $31.2 million

The amount of damage from the impact of the natural phenomenon El Niño, which began to manifest itself in the summer of 2023, on the agricultural sector of the Philippines increased by 40% and reached 1.75 billion pesos ($31.2 million). The Inquirer newspaper reported this. Earlier, the Philippine News Agency reported that the damage amounted to $22.1 million. The impact of the climate phenomenon is observed in 67 of the country's 81 provinces. The activities of 30 thousand local farmers were affected by the consequences of El Niño. In addition, about 26.7 thousand hectares of agricultural land were damaged. The natural phenomenon El Niño occurs on average once every two to seven years and usually lasts from 9 to 12 months. It is associated with rising water temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. El Niño began in the second half of 2023 and has already led to shallowing of the Panama ...