The coming El Niño could be the strongest ever recorded, posing risks for a warming world
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The Economist
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A brief article from The Economist's Science & technology section discusses the historical origin of the term "El Niño" (named by Peruvian fishermen after "the Christ child" due to its occurrence around Christmas) and hints that the upcoming El Niño event could be the strongest ever recorded, which is bad news for a warming world.
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· 3 pulledHUNDREDS OF YEARS ago Peruvian fishermen noticed that, every few years, the anchovies in the equatorial Pacific Ocean would vanish.
Since the disappearances happened around Christmas, they named the event after el niño Jesus—'the Christ child'.
That is bad news for a warming world
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