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Seal Conservation Society: 1997 News Digest
Africa, the United States and South America this winter as a result of the El Nio phenomenon. El Nio, Spanish for the 'Christ child' is a process where the warming of the oceans sparks climate change through the Southern Oscillation. Studies have shown that recent occurrences of El Nio have had marked negative effects on the breeding and survival of the many ...
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El Niño: Hot Air over Hot Water
In the 1500s, fishermen who lived in South America began to wonder about a current of unusually warm water that came to their shore every few years near Christmastime. Since the fishermen believed in the birth of the Christ child at Christmas, and since they spoke Spanish, they named the hot water El Nio, which means "the infant" in Spanish. ...
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Christmas Stories - Magical Person
Jesus." In Puerto Rico, children receive gifts from the Three Kings on January 6th. Each child puts grass under their bed for the camels and in the morning the grass is replaced with ... from their god Ganesha during the Holiday Season. In Austria, children get presents from Christkindl, the Christ Child on the 24th of December. In Greece, Santa Claus is called "Aghios Vassilis" and he ...
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El Nino
EnviroInfo Environmental Information FOE Future Flight Geography World National Building Specification Think Energy El Nio El Nio, the Spanish name for "Christ Child", is the name given to the occasional development of warm surface waters in the Pacific Ocean along the coast of equatorial South America. El Nio occurs roughly every 2 to 7 years, usually around Christmas ...
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Weather -- The Water Cycle
What is El Nio, and how could it have such a widespread impact? El Nio's name, which means "Christ child" or "boy child" in Spanish, comes from the time of year it is likely to occur: around Christmas. It's not a hurricane or tropical storm, but a series of warm water currents that can have surprisingly serious effects. El Nio ...
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National Geographic Magazine Article: El Nino/La Nina--Part 1
Americas. The ocean would heat up right around Christmastime, so fishermen called the phenomenon El Nio, for the Christ Child. Then that titanic storm source would pour vast amounts of precipitation onto Perus normally arid northwestern coast. But few had ever seen this much rainfive or six inches a day in some places. Finally, on February ...
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NOAA/PMEL/TAO - what is La Niña?
Pacific ocean, occurring near the beginning of the year. El Nio means The Little Boy or Christ child in Spanish. This name was used for the tendency of the phenomenon to arrive around Christmas. La Nia means The Little Girl. La Nia is sometimes called El Viejo, anti-El Nio, or simply "a cold event" or "a ...
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NOAA/PMEL/TAO - What is an El Niño (ENSO)?
Pacific ocean, occurring near the beginning of the year. El Nio means The Little Boy or Christ child in Spanish. This name was used for the tendency of the phenomenon to arrive around Christmas. La Nia means The Little Girl. La Nia is sometimes called El Viejo, anti-El Nio, or simply "a cold event" or "a ...
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NERC - El Nino and climate change
Careers Publications Press News and events About this site Skip to content El Nio and climate change El Nio means the 'Christ Child' or little boy. Every few years, usually around Christmas time, sea temperatures rise sharply off the coast of South America. This naturally-occurring shift in Pacific weather patterns prompts changes across the globe, causing droughts and ...
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Chapel of the Nativity of Christ
Jordan | Lebanon | Saudia Arabia | Syria | Turkey Australia Subscribe | Current Newsletter The Four Sacred Caves of Christ's Life Sacred Sites Web Explore Sacred Sites Photographs and essays from Martin's pilgrimage travels. ... a virgin called Mary visited by the priest known as ‘Angel Gabriel’ who had her with child. She was then married off to Joseph, who was a far older man. According to this ...
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