4. Hydro-meteorological Hazard
Phenomenon of atmospheric,
hydrological or
oceanographic nature that
may cause loss of life, injury
or other health impacts,
property damage, loss of
livelihoods and services,
social and economic
disruption, or environmental
damage
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13. El Niño
• A flow of unusually warm water along the
western coast of South America that causes
many changes in weather in other places.
14. La Niña
• La Niña is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of
surface ocean waters along the tropical west coast of South
America. La Nina is considered to be the counterpart to El
Nino, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean
temperatures in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean.