‘Compound shock effect’: why the Middle East crisis and El Niño could spell disaster in south-east Asia (opens in new tab)

Millions of tonnes of the world’s food could be lost amid the uncertainties surrounding the strait of Hormuz and the dangers of a ‘Godzilla-strength’ El Niño When the US and Israel launched the war on Iran, south-east Asian nations were , as the cut off supplies of energy and fertiliser.Governments across the region, heavily reliant on the waterway, raced to find ways to reduce their fuel use: in the