GENEVA (AN) — A rapidly strengthening El Niño threatens to compound hunger, disease and already strained health systems globally, World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization officials warned.
“El Niño is a significant public health threat not just a climate phenomenon," Dr. Teresa Zakaria, WHO's unit head for risk reduction, humanitarian operations and climate change, told reporters on Tuesday.
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