Summary

In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, crops have been killed by drought and frost. Severe frosts have destroyed food crops such as taro, sweet potatoes, bananas and sugarcane, leaving some local communities scrambling for food. El Niño is producing conditions similar to those associated with previous frosts —including those of 1972, 1997–98 and 2015–16—that left thousands of Papua New Guineans without food and water.

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