El Nino Drives Rice Prices Up and Intensifies Typhoons Across Asia
The El Nino weather pattern is pushing Asian rice prices to a two-year high while intensifying typhoons in East Asia and causing flooding in the US.
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First reported by Scientific American, 1h 55m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 4 Nov 2026. Scientific American published first, on 4 November at 19:00 UTC; Quartz followed 1h 55m later. The most recent article, from The Economist, appeared on 6 November at 20:45 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), The Economist (major outlet), Scientific American, Quartz, BBC Science, Times of India.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Scientific AmericanThe Super El Niño is already soaking the U.S. Expect more flooding to come
- QuartzFrom Peru to Kenya: 12 countries affected by El Niño
- BBC ScienceTyphoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific 'burn with fever'
- Bloomberg MarketsEl Niño Pushes Asia Rice Prices to 2-Year High, Threatening Inflation
- Times of India'Pacific ocean like a person burning with fever': Scientists warn of stronger typhoons
- The GuardianFamous New Mexico rock formation destroyed after torrential El Niño rains
- The EconomistThe Climate Issue newsletter: The world braces for an almighty El Niño
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- The Climate Issue newsletter: The world braces for an almighty El Niño The Economist ·
- Famous New Mexico rock formation destroyed after torrential El Niño rains The Guardian ·
- El Niño Pushes Asia Rice Prices to 2-Year High, Threatening Inflation Bloomberg Markets ·
- 'Pacific ocean like a person burning with fever': Scientists warn of stronger typhoons Times of India
- Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific 'burn with fever' BBC Science
- From Peru to Kenya: 12 countries affected by El Niño Quartz
- The Super El Niño is already soaking the U.S. Expect more flooding to come Scientific American