Press reports in Honduras indicate that drought in the south of the country is being caused by the return of the El Niño weather front. The dry conditions are already threatening some food supplies and major crops in the south of the country.
The phenomenon last made headlines in the fresh produce industry in 1997 and often returns after an interval of two to seven years.
Warm currents start to make themselves felt in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of South American. If this continues for 12-18months the characteristics are attributed to El Niño. While the conditions of the ocean change, they affect the atmosphere around them leading to changes in air pressure and increased rainfall or drought in parts of the southern hemisphere and equatorial regions. The changes can cause serious problems for the production of crops including fresh produce lines.
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