Country: World Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Global Overview: El Niño is strengthening. Abnormal heat continues to threaten parts of northern and eastern Africa, Hispaniola, and northern South America. Dry parts of Central America to receive heavy rain. South Africa sees flooding. Africa Weather Hazards Hot, dry conditions continue in northwestern Africa, the eastern Sahel, and much of eastern Africa. Meanwhile, flood risk remains high in North Africa, far western West Africa, eastern Africa, and southern Africa. 1) The Sudd wetlands of South Sudan continue to experience inundation. 2) Severe rainfall deficits across Chad and large parts of East Africa over the past 90 days have led to abnormal dryness. As a result, conditions have been upgraded to “Drought” across western Sudan, southern and southeastern South Sudan, northern Uganda, and parts of Ethiopia’s northern, eastern, and central regions. 3) Southeastern Mali and central and eastern Liberia remain under abnormal dryness because of sustained below-average rainfall. 4) Persistent heavy rainfall continues to pose elevated risks of flooding across southern and southeastern Nigeria, and the western part of Cameroon. The forecast heavy rainfall elevates flood risk in northern Libya, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, western Mali, Sierra Leone, western Liberia, central Angola, and western, southern, and eastern South Africa during the next week. 5) In the coming week, abnormal heat is expected in western Morocco, Western Sahara, eastern Niger, central Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, northern Uganda, northwestern Kenya, and northeastern Ethiopia.
World: Global Weather Hazards Summary, September 24, 2026 – September 30, 2026
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