El Nino & Climate Change

In 2016, the recurring El Niño phenomenon is expected to have its strongest effect for 50 years. Nearly 100 million people in southern Africa, Asia and Latin…
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The El Niño weather phenomenon is affecting countries across Latin America, including Bolivia and Honduras. Crops are failing and communities are being split. Read one family’s story with World Vision. Mass Migration, World Vision, Zika, Southern Africa, S Stories, Latin America, Bolivia, Honduras, Phenomena
Life with El Niño in Latin America | World Vision UK
The El Niño weather phenomenon is affecting countries across Latin America, including Bolivia and Honduras. Crops are failing and communities are being split. Read one family’s story with World Vision.
Across Southern Africa, many countries are experiencing the adverse effects of El Nino-related drought. Mozambique is one of the hardest hit countries, with an estimated 1.5 million people affected. Many of them, like 11-year-old Francisco, are just children, who travel long distances just to get water... Mozambique, Drought, Long Distance, Climate Change, Countries
Francisco's Story | Water and El Nino in Mozambique
Across Southern Africa, many countries are experiencing the adverse effects of El Nino-related drought. Mozambique is one of the hardest hit countries, with an estimated 1.5 million people affected. Many of them, like 11-year-old Francisco, are just children, who travel long distances just to get water...
In Zomba, Southern Malawi, the effects of drought have hit so hard that the only food available for Fanny and her seven children to eat were mangoes. She couldn't afford to buy school uniforms for her children, because the need to provide food was so great. That was until a World Vision project helped the family get back on their feet... School Uniforms, Malawi, Mangoes
The impact of El Nino on one family in Malawi | World Vision UK
In Zomba, Southern Malawi, the effects of drought have hit so hard that the only food available for Fanny and her seven children to eat were mangoes. She couldn't afford to buy school uniforms for her children, because the need to provide food was so great. That was until a World Vision project helped the family get back on their feet...
It was 2:24pm and the temperature was at its highest. There they were; two women clad in blue and pink dresses, standing in what appeared to be a cube structure made of stone. They both wore cotton scarfs with embroidered trimmings covering their well-groomed, braided hair. They looked beautiful and pristine. They stood dignified and proud as they guarded the stone-enclosure, which was actually a shallow well. Child Sponsorship, Safe Water, Pink Dresses, Cotton Scarf, Shallow, Scarfs
How Child Sponsorship changed a life | World Vision UK
It was 2:24pm and the temperature was at its highest. There they were; two women clad in blue and pink dresses, standing in what appeared to be a cube structure made of stone. They both wore cotton scarfs with embroidered trimmings covering their well-groomed, braided hair. They looked beautiful and pristine. They stood dignified and proud as they guarded the stone-enclosure, which was actually a shallow well.
Like many children in Malawi, Leonard and his family are feeling the effects of drought and hunger. At just 13-years-old, he’s missed school to help his family grow and cultivate the food they need to survive, despite harsh conditions. “I cannot leave my mother to do all this work alone,” he says. Since World Vision began delivering food aid in his area, he hasn’t missed a day of school... Child Hunger, Leonard, Visions
Effects of child hunger | World Vision UK
Like many children in Malawi, Leonard and his family are feeling the effects of drought and hunger. At just 13-years-old, he’s missed school to help his family grow and cultivate the food they need to survive, despite harsh conditions. “I cannot leave my mother to do all this work alone,” he says. Since World Vision began delivering food aid in his area, he hasn’t missed a day of school...
When El Nino brought drought to 14-year-old Inês’ village in southern Mozambique, her mother found it increasingly difficult to provide for all three of her daughters. Where once she’d dreamed of becoming a teacher, Inês found herself married off to an older man… Older Man, Becoming A Teacher, Daughters, Difficult
Youth advocates on child marriage | World Vision UK
When El Nino brought drought to 14-year-old Inês’ village in southern Mozambique, her mother found it increasingly difficult to provide for all three of her daughters. Where once she’d dreamed of becoming a teacher, Inês found herself married off to an older man…
Sibonisiwe is a mother of six from the Gwanda district of Zimbabwe. Meeting with us one hot afternoon, it is clear that her village has not been spared by the relentless drought made worse by El Nino. Sibonisiwe tells us that community members were meeting that afternoon to discuss money for food and seed, but due to her poor health, she did not feel up to attending.  Click the image to read the full story. Education World, Girls Education, Zimbabwe, Relentless, Case Study
Case study: Zimbabwe education | World Vision UK
Sibonisiwe is a mother of six from the Gwanda district of Zimbabwe. Meeting with us one hot afternoon, it is clear that her village has not been spared by the relentless drought made worse by El Nino. Sibonisiwe tells us that community members were meeting that afternoon to discuss money for food and seed, but due to her poor health, she did not feel up to attending. Click the image to read the full story.
In the wake of the Zika epidemic, hundreds of families in northeastern Brazil are facing the prospect of raising a disabled child in poverty. Poverty Children, Dream Family, Prospect, Epidemic, Confront, Ny Times
After Living Brazil’s Dream, Family Confronts Microcephaly and Economic Crisis (Published 2016)
In the wake of the Zika epidemic, hundreds of families in northeastern Brazil are facing the prospect of raising a disabled child in poverty.
Once called a mystery disease, everyone in Brazil is aware of the Zika virus, which appears to cause microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, in babies. Comedy Wildlife Photography, Photography Awards, The New York Times, Human Personality, Zika Virus
A Trail of Zika-Borne Anguish (Published 2016)
Once called a mystery disease, everyone in Brazil is aware of the Zika virus, which appears to cause microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, in babies.
In the coming decades, global warming is likely to increase the range and speed the life cycle of the particular mosquitoes carrying viruses like Zika. Virus Zika, Health System, Immune System, Doctor Craft, Puerto Rico, Sexually Transmitted, Europe, Brazil, Bebe
In Zika Epidemic, a Warning on Climate Change (Published 2016)
In the coming decades, global warming is likely to increase the range and speed the life cycle of the particular mosquitoes carrying viruses like Zika.
The U.S. government can predict disaster before it occurs. But its warnings aren’t always heeded. Ethiopian Food, Hydrology, Food Insecurity, Water Pollution, Wastewater, Zoology
How Do You Know a Famine Is Coming?
The U.S. government can predict disaster before it occurs. But its warnings aren’t always heeded.
The El Niño weather phenomenon has caused severe droughts in several African countries, especially Ethiopia New Africa, African Countries, Vatican, New World
Vatican Radio
The El Niño weather phenomenon has caused severe droughts in several African countries, especially Ethiopia
Heartbreaking Photos Show The Country Hardest Hit By El Niño #refinery29  http://www.refinery29.com/2016/01/100846/el-nino-ethiopia-drought New Politics, Refinery29, Ethiopia, Heartbreak, Mood Boards, Hit
Heartbreaking Photos Show The Country Hardest Hit By El Niño
Heartbreaking Photos Show The Country Hardest Hit By El Niño #refinery29 http://www.refinery29.com/2016/01/100846/el-nino-ethiopia-drought
This year's El Nino weather phenomenon could be one of the strongest on record according to the World Meteorological Organization. Evacuation Plan, Weather Radio, First Grade Science, Dramatic Photos, Earth From Space, Floridian, Environmental Issues
Current El Nino climate event 'among the strongest'
This year's El Nino weather phenomenon could be one of the strongest on record according to the World Meteorological Organization.
"El Niño" infographic by Weather Underground Teaching Geography, Geography Lessons, Teaching Science, Earth And Space Science, Science And Nature, Science And Technology, Weather Science, Weather And Climate
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"El Niño" infographic by Weather Underground