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YEAR GIRL CHILD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- La Niña
1, record 1, English, La%20Ni%C3%B1a
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extensive cooling of the waters in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. 2, record 1, English, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pattern [of El Niño] is self-sustaining; but once again, in practice it only lasts for a year or two before breaking down. This reverse effect has at times been called the anti-El Niño; but since to a Spanish speaker this means roughly anti-Christ child, recently climatologists have begun to use instead the term La Niña-Little girl-being the opposite of little boy. 3, record 1, English, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To qualify as a full-fledged La Niña, the cooling must persist for at least three seasons. 2, record 1, English, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- La Niña
1, record 1, French, La%20Ni%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce brassage des eaux superficielles chaudes vers l'ouest provoque des remontées importantes d'eaux profondes qui refroidissent la surface du Pacifique Est et central. C'est la situation dite La Niña, par opposition à son homologue chaud, El Niño. 2, record 1, French, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour que le phénomène soit qualifié comme étant La Niña, le refroidissement doit durer au moins trois saisons. 3, record 1, French, - La%20Ni%C3%B1a
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- La Niña
1, record 1, Spanish, La%20Ni%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Social Organization
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Year of the Girl Child
1, record 2, English, Year%20of%20the%20Girl%20Child
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The SAARC [South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation] declared 1990 "The Year of the Girl Child" and planned initiatives aimed at increasing the age at which girls marry and ensuring their participation in programmes of development, health, nutrition and education. 2, record 2, English, - Year%20of%20the%20Girl%20Child
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source: folder of the U.N. World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, Austria, June 1993 3, record 2, English, - Year%20of%20the%20Girl%20Child
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
1989. 4, record 2, English, - Year%20of%20the%20Girl%20Child
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Organisation sociale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Année de la fillette
1, record 2, French, Ann%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20fillette
correct, feminine noun, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1989. 2, record 2, French, - Ann%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20fillette
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
- Organización social
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Año de la Niña
1, record 2, Spanish, A%C3%B1o%20de%20la%20Ni%C3%B1a
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1989. 1, record 2, Spanish, - A%C3%B1o%20de%20la%20Ni%C3%B1a
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