El Nino Flooding Kills at Least 8 in Bolivia

© Flickr / Stuart RankinEdited NOAA visualization of the current El Nino conditions in the Central Pacific and off the coast of South America. From what I've read (don't you love passive voice?) it's the strongest El Nino in a long time, which will hopefully bring some relief to the droughts in the Western United States and Mexico.
Edited NOAA visualization of the current El Nino conditions in the Central Pacific and off the coast of South America. From what I've read (don't you love passive voice?) it's the strongest El Nino in a long time, which will hopefully bring some relief to the droughts in the Western United States and Mexico. - Sputnik International
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Floods caused by the El Nino periodic climate change phenomenon have led to the death of at least eight people in Bolivia since November, the country’s authorities said.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – "Since November we have a total of eight deaths (due to El Nino)," Bolivia’s Deputy Minister of Civil Defense Oscar Cabrera said as quoted by La Prensa on Tuesday.

The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a cycle of warm and cold temperatures of the tropical central and eastern Pacific Ocean. The warm phase of ENSO is called "El Nino," while the cool phase is referred to as "La Nina."

The El Nino phenomenon occurs at irregular intervals, every two to seven years. It causes increased rainfall across east-central and eastern Pacific Ocean, including the South American west coast. Depending on its strength, El Nino can lead to major flooding.

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