Farmers told to prepare for drought as El Niño’s stay extended
Just six months after record-setting floods wreaked havoc on crops, farmers are being told to get ready to withstand severe drought. Meteorologists predict it’s likely to be one for the decades.
The El Niño event that hit Myanmar last year – and caused conditions among the strongest since data collection started in 1950 – is anticipated to persist through June with dry and hot conditions, taking a further toll on crops, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
