Drought declarations expand as El Niño brings very dry outlook

The Tonga Meteorological Service has expanded meteorological drought declarations across Tonga as a strong to very strong El Niño is forecast to bring prolonged dry conditions over the coming months. In its latest Meteorological Drought Outlook, issued yesterday, the Service said drought declarations are in place for Ha’apai, Tongatapu and ‘Eua, while Niuatoputapu is under [...] The post Drought…