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This is a graphical representation of the differences between El Niño and La Niña. Graphics courtesy of NOAA.
El Niño was originally recognized by fishermen off the coast of South America as the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific ocean, occurring near the beginning of the year. El Niño means The Little Boy or Christ child in Spanish. This name was used for the tendency of the phenomenon to arrive around Christmas. La Niña means The Little Girl. La Niña is sometimes called El Viejo, anti-El Niño, or simply "a cold event" or "a cold episode."
Join us as Cucamonga Middle School Sci-Tech Club explores the weather phenomenon known as El Niño and La Niña. All research and movies were created by the CMS Sci-Tech club. To view club created "news" reports of El Niño, click on the KCMS link.
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