A recent UN report has warned about higher than normal rainfall in South India that can cause further flooding early next year. The report attributes it to El Nino, a phenomena which sparks global weather extremes.
The ongoing El Nino weather pattern in the Asia and Pacific is likely to be one of the strongest since 1998 and will continue into early 2016, according to the advisory issued jointly by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UN-ESCAP and the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia called RIMES.
Acording to the report, while many southeast Asian countries, particularly India and Sri Lanka, expect to face severe flooding caused by heavy rainfalls, some Pacific islands have been experiencing a serious drought, causing water shortage and food insecurity.
Noting that the current Paris climate summit has discussed and addressed the impacts brought by El Nino, the report stresses on regional cooperation given the transboundary nature of El Nino risks.