Earth:Central American dry corridor

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The Central American Dry Corridor (CADC) is a tropical dry forest region on the Pacific Coast of Central America.[1] It extends from southern Mexico to Panama.[2] Severe drought has become a problem in this area due to changes in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO),[3][4] especially in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[5][6]

Millions of people in the dry corridor needed food aid due to drought between 2014 and mid-2016, which resulted in losses of the corn crop.[7][8]

Drought impact has been especially severe in Honduras[9] and Guatemala.[10]

2019 was the fifth straight year of drought,[11] and the "second consecutive year of failed yields for subsistence farmers."[12] The climate has been becoming hotter and drier, agricultural pests are increasing, spring rains are decreasing or absent, and floods have become heavier.[11][13][14]

Up to 4 million climate change migrants from Central America and Mexico are projected by 2050, according to a World Bank report, if measures are not taken to prevent climate change and adapt agricultural practices.[11]

See also

  • Central American migrant caravans
  • Climate refugees
  • Northern Triangle of Central America

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Chronology of the Dry Corridor: The impetus for resilience in Central America. Agronoticias: Agriculture News from Latin America and the Caribbean". 2017-01-06. http://www.fao.org/in-action/agronoticias/detail/en/c/1024539/. 
  2. ↑ Gustavo, Palencia (2018). "Drought Leaves up to 2.8 Million Hungry in Central America". https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/drought-leaves-up-to-2-8-million-hungry-in-central-america/. 
  3. ↑ Looney, Robert (April 9, 2019). "Climate Refugees, Guatemala's Latest Export" (in en-US). https://www.milkenreview.org/articles/climate-refugees. 
  4. ↑ "El Niño and its human toll". 2016. https://www.crs.org/sites/default/files/el-nino-summary.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "Erratic weather patterns in the Central American Dry Corridor leave 1.4 million people in urgent need of food assistance" (in en). 25 April 2019. http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1191887/icode/. 
  6. ↑ "Central America Drought in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua - Briefing Note". 29 September 2015. https://www.acaps.org/sites/acaps/files/products/files/central_america_drought.pdf. 
  7. ↑ Moloney, Anastasia (2018-09-07). "Two million risk hunger after drought in Central America - U.N" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-americas-drought-un-idUSKCN1LN2AY. 
  8. ↑ "Drought Leaves up to 2.8 Million Hungry in Central America" (in en). https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/drought-leaves-up-to-2-8-million-hungry-in-central-america/. 
  9. ↑ "Central America: Drought - 2014-2017" (in en). https://reliefweb.int/disaster/dr-2014-000132-hnd. 
  10. ↑ "Guatemala drought leaves hundreds of thousands hungry". 29 Jun 2016. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/guatemala-drought-leaves-hundreds-thousands-hungry-160629093644626.html. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Masters, Jeff. "Fifth Straight Year of Central American Drought Helping Drive Migration" (in en). https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/eye-of-the-storm/fifth-straight-year-of-central-american-drought-helping-drive-migration/. 
  12. ↑ "Special Report: Second consecutive year of failed yields for subsistence farmers in Central America’s Dry Corridor" (in en-US). October 21, 2019. https://cropmonitor.org/index.php/2019/10/21/special-report-central-america-dry-corridor/. 
  13. ↑ Wernick, Adam (February 6, 2019). "Climate change is the overlooked driver of Central American migration" (in en). https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-02-06/climate-change-overlooked-driver-central-american-migration. 
  14. ↑ Leiva, Noe (March 16, 2019). "Drought subjects Central America to pests, loss of crops and lack of drinking water" (in en-US). https://ticotimes.net/2019/03/16/drought-subjects-central-america-to-pests-loss-of-crops-and-lack-of-drinking-water. 





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