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Nukuʻalofa, TongaE7 Ecosystems

Drought intensifies in Tonga

Tonga is urged to conserve water as El Niño drought conditions worsen, per matangitonga.to.

The nation faces prolonged dry spells that threaten agricultural and domestic water supplies.

Meteorologists warn of worsening conditions through the upcoming season, with no significant rainfall expected.

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Sources —

3 articles
01matangitongamatangitonga.to · 30 OctTonga faces prolonged drought conditions 02matangitongamatangitonga.to · 5 NovTonga warned to conserve water as El Niño drought intensifies 03matangitongamatangitonga.to · 30 OctTonga expects at least one severe cyclone this season

Open data on the globe —

check it yourself
Water in the soil
Nukuʻalofa: 26% water by volume in the top 9 cm
+1 points since a week ago
model of the ground right now
“The topsoil here holds about 26 percent water, little changed in a week.”
Open-Meteo (ECMWF/DWD models), soil 3–9 cm · Open the same data on api.open-meteo.com →

Why E7 —

E7

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E7, ecosystems; the pressure it names: drought conditions.

Here it turns on ecosystems: El Niño drought conditions, prolonged dry spells, agricultural and domestic water supplies and worsening conditions.

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E7 Ecosystemsmain floor

The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: El Niño drought conditions, prolonged dry spells, agricultural and domestic water supplies, worsening conditions.