# Drought intensifies in Tonga

- Place: Nukuʻalofa, Tonga (-21.1789, -175.1982)
- Published: 2026-11-06T02:14:18.611Z · expires 2026-11-13T02:14:18.611Z
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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.

## Sources

- [Tonga faces prolonged drought conditions](https://matangitonga.to/2026/10/30/tonga-faces-prolonged-drought-conditions) · matangitonga.to · 2026-10-30
- [Tonga warned to conserve water as El Niño drought intensifies](https://matangitonga.to/2026/11/05/tonga-warned-conserve-water-el-ni-o-drought-intensifies) · matangitonga.to · 2026-11-05
- [Tonga expects at least one severe cyclone this season](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxQZDlmNjN3d2Eyd0FUTUs0TzdXbDMwVlRBeUlnejdzd241VU1QUFItQnZhZUp3Q1BpQ21LdkxxdW5zd1hQR19hR0JtRjRyZ05ITnVYWmtsVFI5dkd3M0dtdDFIS0FmaFN6R1ZtcFpQTG9Ob0tMNnNTOW1ZYnlKRllRQTA3c2hYdVE?oc=5) · matangitonga.to · 2026-10-30

## Open data shown on the globe

- Water in the soil · Open-Meteo (ECMWF/DWD models), soil 3–9 cm: Nukuʻalofa: 26% water by volume in the top 9 cm; +1 points since a week ago; model of the ground right now · check: https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=-21.18&longitude=-175.20&hourly=soil_moisture_3_to_9cm&past_days=7&forecast_days=1