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ECMWF’s latest seasonal run moves the projected Niño 3.4 peak from December to January, while Copernicus gives 2026 a 20% chance of tying or surpassing 2024’s heat record. WMO warns that El Niño-related warmth and rainfall deficits could intensify pressure on Southeast Asian health, farms, water supplies and fire prevention.
Parliamentary figures put Fiji’s dry-season strain in perspective: 19 of 44 monitored sources were critical, while Savura flow slipped below a stated minimum.
Taiwan will shut its Port Moresby office and end assistance programs. Its LNG restriction concerns spot purchases, not a confirmed cancellation of long-term contracts.
Parts of the Tamavua network face 9 p.m.–4 a.m. restrictions after an operator-reported production decline. Why the regional El Niño forecast is context, not a local water meter.
Seventeen Pacific fisheries agency members have formally submitted a proposed bigeye tuna management procedure for WCPFC23. It could change rules for purse-seine and longline fisheries, but has not yet been adopted.
A Funafuti study found no statistically detectable difference in stored rainwater quality associated with rooftop solar panels, but reported E. coli in many sampled systems. The findings are local, not a universal safety guarantee.