Environmental crisis Environment and Climate Live Story El Niño 2026-27: How extreme weather could hit the Middle East
![People walk past the "Cafe des Nattes" in the village of Sidi Bou Said on 27 January 2026, after the region was hit by Storm Harry. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2257917917.jpeg?h=199d8c1f&itok=5YqFKSUH)
![A man walks on a field submerged in floodwater in the Sidi Slimane region, in northwestern Morocco on 13 February 2026. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2260985246.jpeg?h=199d8c1f&itok=pDHqYJT5)
![yemen flooding [getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/9A6AABA1-2BC1-454D-B822-7757EED7DCB6.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=MW-XMcau "yemen flooding [getty]")
