It was anchovy fishermen in Peru who first noticed and named El Niño events in the tropical Pacific hundreds of years ago. Their catches would fluctuate and the largest declines were seen near Christmas, when the ocean was at its warmest. They called it El Niño de Navidad, the boy of Christmas. With a larger
Comment: La Niña’s long strange run
La Niña is finishing an extremely unusual three-year cycle – here’s how it affected weather around the world
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
