Beyond crop losses: Super El Niรฑo and the โhidden hungerโ risk
The immediate impacts of Super El Niรฑo events on agriculture and water resources are well documented. But the โhidden hungerโ scenarioโdriven by less-visible consequences on food quality, dietary imbalances, microbial risks, public health crises and environmental pollutionโremains underexplored. This paper examines these overlooked dimensions, including the cascading effects of Super El Niรฑo on food production,