Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
146% was the increase in fire activity from July to August 2026, followed by another 66% rise in September; 395 municipalities are under high alert and 533 under alert for fire risk.
5.3 was the SSTA anomaly in the Niño 1+2 region for the week centered on September 30, 2026; the SST value was 26.1.
3.2 was the SSTA anomaly in the Niño 3.4 region for the week centered on September 30, 2026; the SST value was 29.9.
Since 1950, no El Niño episode may have been as intense as the one forecast for 2026, according to the experts cited by the source.
Between 2 and 7 years is the usual recurrence interval of El Niño, a phenomenon that warms surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
4.0 was the SSTA anomaly in the Niño 3 region for the week centered on September 30, 2026; the SST value was 29.0.
25.8 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean face the consequences of El Niño, including floods, droughts, risk of malnutrition, exposure to disease and limited access to basic services.
10 countries were identified by GDACS as affected by the Central America-2026 drought episode: The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
3 countries showed a high level of agricultural drought impact in the territorial units reported by GDACS: El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
From September 23 to 29, 2026, drought worsened in Texas and Oklahoma, the Lower Midwest, Lower Mississippi River region and the Southeast.
