Disaster Plan for Chuuk State Government
FSM GCF Food Security Newsletter volumes 1 -6
This statement was produced by the WMO RA-V Pacific Regional Climate Centre Network following the 13th
Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF-13) held on 23-24 October 2023, for use by National
Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in the Pacific Islands.
What is El Nino?
(Spanish for 'the Christ Child') refers to a warming of the ocean surface, or above-average sea surface temperatures, in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
It is referred to as “The Christ Child” because this climate phenomenon takes place during December and peaks and declines throughout the beginning of the following year.
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