El Niño and La Niña

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The English Reformation

For centuries, England was one of Europe's great Catholic kingdoms. Then, in the span of a single generation, it broke from Rome, closed its monasteries, executed saints and reformers, and created a church unlike any other in Europe. What began with a king’s marriage crisis becam ...  Show more

The Spanish Flu Pandemic

In 1918, as the world was nearing the end of the First World War, another disaster was already spreading across the globe. It was so lethal that someone could be dead within a single day after seeing the first symptoms. It moved through army camps, cities, ships, and villages, in ...  Show more

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How El Nino Works
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El Nino may mean "the little boy" or "Christ Child" in Spanish, but this weather phenomenon really means crazy things for Planet Earth. We're talking rain where it's typically dry and drought where it's usually wet. Learn why today.

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Qu’est-ce que le phénomène El Niño, qui pourrait avoir de lourdes conséquences sur le climat ?
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En mars 2023, le GIEC, Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat, publiait son sixième rapport, et les nouvelles n’étaient pas bonnes. Le climat de la Terre se réchauffe à une vitesse considérable, bien plus rapidement que prévu.  On observe ce réchauffement ...  Show more

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Meteorologist, Peter Gibbs investigates the global impact of the weather phenomenon El Nino. Forecasts predict El Nino will occur at the end of this year, creating fear in many communities around the world.Flooding, drought and famine have all been caused by the phenomenon in the ...  Show more