El Niņo and Human Life

It is global warming at a smaller scale. When El Niņo begins, the deserts of the Peruvian coasts are turned to lakes, but great floods, violent cyclones, severe droughts and harsh winters occur worldwide, triggering hunger, epidemics, huge wildfires, and damages on crops, goods and environmen... [ read more >> ]

2006 El Niņo: warmer waters are represented in red

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Image credits: earthobservatory.nasa.gov

2006 El Niņo: warmer waters are represented in red