For the past few years, we’ve been listening about the El Niño effect. With increasing temperatures each year, global warming and now this is becoming a global crisis. El Niño weather triggers extreme heat in many regions of the world. So what does it actually do? We’ve air conditioners at our home and at the workplace, so what’s the issue?
The issues lie more deeply. Extreme weather triggers loss of crops which eventually lead to hunger crises. It can cause droughts, heavy rainfalls in many regions. The last El Niño event in 2023 and 2024 impacted much worse worldwide.
El Niño’s origins:
Centuries ago fishermen in Peru noticed a strange phenomenon every few years, the water of the Pacific Ocean became unusually warm and schools of fish disappeared. Since this phenomenon usually happened during the Christmas season, the phenomenon was at some point referred to by the Spanish word for “the boy” or “the Christ child” : “ El Niño ”.
This phenomenon begins in the marine regions of the eastern Pacific.
Possible El Niño effects:
- Heavy rainfall in western South America.
- Drought and dryness in Australia and Southeast Asia
- Higher average temperatures in many regions
- Drought in northern South America and Central America
- Heavy rains in East Asia and Central Asia
What are your thoughts on El Niño effects and what measures can be taken to prevent it!
MBH/DB