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Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

All headlines use identical framing, focusing on the threat of drought and rising food prices due to El Nino.

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What happened All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food security for millions of people.
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CenterWorsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 22, 8:46 AM

Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

Worsening El Ninothreatens Asiadroughtraising food prices globally

All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food security f...

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France 24News report · Sep 22, 11:16 AM

Americas feel effects of record El Nino

The El Nino–Southern Oscillation this year equaled its record intensity, according to specialists, and could yet reach record levels. The weather phenomenon's influence has already been fel...

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South China Morning PostNews report · Sep 22, 10:30 AM

Can China’s grain reserves protect food security against El Nino?

Amid mounting global concern over food security risks posed by the El Nino weather pattern, Chinese officials have moved to reassure the public that national grain reserves remain well abov...

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Sep 22, 8:46 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 22, 10:30 AM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.

Sep 22, 11:16 AM: France 24 joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 17 sources · 1 bucket.