El Niño Phenomenon

Last year my country Philippines was hit by typhoons that caused floods in some areas of Luzon. Many families lost their homes. Many lost their loved ones.

And now, it was totally the opposite of what happened last year. The Philippines is experiencing now the El Niño phenomenon.

What is El Niño Phenomenon?

El Niño- Spanish for " The Christ Child" - was originally used by fishermen to refer the Pacific ocean warm currents near the coast of Peru and Ecuador that appeared periodically around Christmas time and lasted for many months.

At the presents times we use same name as large scale of warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean every 3-6 years, which usually last for 9-12 months, but may continue for up to 18 months, dramatically affects the weather worldwide.

Here are some photos of the effects of El Niño phenomenon.