The El Niño weather pattern not only has a seasonal name (from the 18th century Peruvian fisherman observed an irregular warm current that would appear around Christmas and they called it El Niño de Navidad, the “little Christmas boy” or “Christ child”), it links my current location in Kuala Lumpur with my hometown of Bandon, Ireland (there is a Bandon in the US state of Oregon which was founded by settlers from its Irish namesake). While extreme weather has been a factor in the increased frequency of flooding in Bandon, the town is also another Irish victim of common environmental vandalism, in particular during the Celtic Tiger bubble period.