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Rainfall remains uncertain for Morocco's 2026-2027 agricultural season

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Rainfall remains uncertain for Morocco's 2026-2027 agricultural seasonIllustrative photo · مصطفى ملو · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rainfall trends during autumn and winter will be closely monitored in Morocco for the 2026-2027 agricultural season, following several years of drought and water stress. The El Niño phenomenon adds uncertainty to the climate outlook, according to the analysis presented in the source article.

The 2026-2027 Moroccan agricultural season will remain heavily dependent on rainfall during autumn and winter, following several years of drought and water stress. Water resources improved during the past season thanks to rainfall, but Morocco remains exposed to new periods of below-average rainfall.

The El Niño climate phenomenon, marked by an unusual warming of surface waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific, can disrupt atmospheric circulation and alter weather patterns in several regions of the world.

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