https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/10/philippines-overflows-with-millions-of-mangoes-as-el-nino-take-effect
A news item in the Guardian (website) caught my eye: due to El Nino, the Philippines has a glut of mangos.
I tried to study any correlates between mango harvests and El Nino in Chuuk Lagoon. I learned from an Indian professor of Agriculture at U of Guam that mangos are not seasonal. As soon as the leaves are shed, it was explained, it is as if an internal clock was triggered. Red leaves are an important sign. It takes, if I recall correctly, about 4 months for the harvest to develop.
If it rains, it was stated, mangoes fall off the trees, at any stage of development. So dry weather results in a greater success of mangos.
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