Global Food Crisis: The Biggest Climate Threats

In Japan, Typhoon Dujuan triggered the breach of the Inba Lake dikes for the first time since 1968, while in several Indian states, formed storms led to extreme heavy rainfall, record September cooling, and 81 deaths. In the US, a rare late-summer nor'easter caused widespread coastal flooding, with water levels in Atlantic City reaching their highest since Hurricane Sandy.

In Hawaii, Tropical Hurricane Nolo dropped over 550 mm of precipitation, compounding the effects of the recent natural disaster and triggering new mudflows. In Greece, thunderstorm activity exceeded 25,000 lightning strikes, while in Pakistan, chicken-egg-sized hail destroyed the tomato harvest and damaged solar panels.

Waves of extreme precipitation, temperature anomalies, and tropical cyclones across different continents formed a single chain of energy redistribution — such is the review of the major climate events from September 21 to 27, 2026.

00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - USA: autumn nor'easter, coastal flooding, and infrastructure damage
02:51 - Hawaii: Hurricane Nolo, mudflows, and the "storm fatigue" phenomenon
05:05 - Greece and Pakistan: extreme lightning activity, hail, and agricultural damage
07:35 - Japan: Typhoon Dujuan, record precipitation, and the breach of Inba Lake dikes
11:25 - India: monsoon rains, flooding in Odisha, and anomalous cold in Uttar Pradesh
15:51 - Conclusions: global supply chains and protecting food security

Climate cataclysms inflict increasingly diverse damage on agriculture: they destroy crops in the fields, hinder timely harvesting, and damage produce storage facilities. For many farmers, such losses become critical, forcing them to consider abandoning their operations entirely. However, the consequences of these events rarely remain local. Due to the globalization of economic ties, people can face the fallout of a drought or flood on the other side of the planet in the form of a sharp spike in the prices of familiar foods.

For instance, excessive precipitation in Brazil has already delayed the sugarcane harvest and driven up global exchange sugar prices by more than 20%. Simply compensating farmers for their losses is no longer enough. New technologies and systemic solutions are required to protect crops at every stage — from cultivation to transportation — taking into account not only a region's historical risks, but also new threats emerging in a changing climate. The food security of people worldwide directly depends on the implementation of such measures.

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