File photo of a young girl looking out at the parched plains on the outskirts of Qardho, Somalia, where years of El Niño-driven drought have left vast areas of East Africa severely affected. LONDON: An impending “super” El Niño is likely to inflict a combined US$10 billion to US$20 billion hit on a»»»

An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas, the African Development Bank's top climate expert told Reuters. Forecasters are warning that the El Niño weather pattern — which »»»