El Niño: Corrientes water surface up 53.4% in month, Paraná floodplain expands

Satellite data from INTA shows a 53.4% month-on-month increase in free water surface in Corrientes province, adding ~69,100 hectares, with the Paraná floodplain growing 20.8%. This reflects an active El Niño-driven wet phase, raising flood risk for agriculture and infrastructure in the region. The trend is likely to continue as the wet season peaks.

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