El Niño takes toll on fishers’ health, livelihoods

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fisherfolk are experiencing skin problems, heat-related illnesses and reduced fishing hours as extreme heat affects their work at sea, prompting an environmental group to urge the government to provide alternative livelihoods and stronger social protection as a very strong El Niño persists in the Pacific. El Niño is a climate phenomenon

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