Hannah Button

United States Communications Lead FEWS NET Learning and Data Hub

Hannah Button serves as the Communications Lead for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Learning and Data Hub. She received a B.A. in Broadcast and Digital Journalism from the University of Southern California and a Master's in International Cooperation and Development from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy. Button has experience working as a journalist, educator, and international development specialist in the fields of family planning and food security.

Two men in a donkey-drawn cart traveling down a flooded street with people walking in the background.

High Risk for Rift Valley Fever as El Niño Brings Heavy Rains to Horn of Africa

Above-average rains associated with El Niño are putting some countries at higher risk of mosquito-borne diseases like Rift Valley Fever that threaten both lives and livelihoods.

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Dec 06, 2023

A group of people at a food distribution in Mwenezi district.

More than 20 Million Southern Africans Expected to Face Food Crisis amid El Niño, Conflict

Many areas of Southern Africa are expected to have below-average rainfall, poor harvests and high levels of acute food insecurity from El Niño, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems...

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Nov 08, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Water Climate and Natural Resources

As El Niño Strengthens, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network Forecasts Mixed Impacts on Food Security

The ongoing El Niño is expected to both positively and negatively affect food security across the world, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET).

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Oct 23, 2023

Water Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade

Sudanese women and children sit together. Sudan is currently experiencing increased levels of acute food insecurity as a result of ongoing conflict. (AMISOM via Iwaria Images)

Sudan Conflict Contributing to Food Crises Beyond Country’s Borders

Over 5,000 people have been killed and millions displaced as a result of ongoing conflict in Sudan, and related impacts on food security are being felt beyond the country’s borders.

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Oct 13, 2023

Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade

A health worker in Uganda administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a member of the community at an USAID-supported outdoor vaccine site, Ogur Health Centre IV.

FEWS NET Taking “One Health” Approach to Assessing Climate-Sensitive Threats to Food Security, Human Well-Being

The Health Threat Extension (HTE) takes a One Health approach to characterizing risk factors for disease spread that will provide early warning of infectious disease in high-risk countries.

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Aug 09, 2023

Climate and Natural Resources Resilience

Flood waters surround a small structure.

Climate Change Brings Opportunities to Predict Droughts, Floods Earlier

In a new paper published in Earth’s Future, FEWS NET scientists explain how they are using climate change-driven insights to their advantage to predict extreme weather events long before they...

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Aug 01, 2023

Climate and Natural Resources

FEWS NET Scientists: Entire Ukraine Canal System Vital for Farm Irrigation ‘Dried Up’ After Dam Breach

Just days after the Ukrainian dam breach, FEWS NET scientists with NASA Harvest revealed that all four major canal inlets surrounding the Kakhovka reservoir had gone dry.

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Jul 05, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade

Launch of Enhanced FEWS NET Website Marks New Era of Food Security Data-Sharing

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has reintroduced itself to the world with the launch of its new website, a momentous step forward in the network’s mission to...

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Apr 04, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Nutrition

Horn of Africa Suffering From Longest Drought Ever Recorded

End-of-year rainfall totals were not enough to pull the eastern Horn of Africa out of a relentless multi-year drought, marking the fifth consecutive below-average rainy season for the region.

Hannah Button

Jan 31, 2023

Climate and Natural Resources

finger points to meter showing decline in rainfall in Turkana County.

Updated Climate Forecasts Continue to Suggest Below-Normal 2023 March-April-May Rains Likely in Eastern Horn of Africa

As anticipated in the September post, the October-November-December (OND) rains have been poor, especially in central, eastern, and northern Kenya, and most of Somalia.

Hannah Button

Jan 23, 2023

Climate and Natural Resources

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High Risk for Rift Valley Fever as El Niño Brings Heavy Rains to Horn of Africa

Hannah Button

More than 20 Million Southern Africans Expected to Face Food Crisis amid El Niño, Conflict

Hannah Button

As El Niño Strengthens, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network Forecasts Mixed Impacts on Food Security

Hannah Button

Sudan Conflict Contributing to Food Crises Beyond Country’s Borders

Hannah Button

FEWS NET Taking “One Health” Approach to Assessing Climate-Sensitive Threats to Food Security, Human Well-Being

Hannah Button

Climate Change Brings Opportunities to Predict Droughts, Floods Earlier

Hannah Button

FEWS NET Scientists: Entire Ukraine Canal System Vital for Farm Irrigation ‘Dried Up’ After Dam Breach

Hannah Button

Launch of Enhanced FEWS NET Website Marks New Era of Food Security Data-Sharing

Hannah Button

Horn of Africa Suffering From Longest Drought Ever Recorded

Hannah Button

Updated Climate Forecasts Continue to Suggest Below-Normal 2023 March-April-May Rains Likely in Eastern Horn of Africa

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