El Nino

Noun

Meaning

the Christ child

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time

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Both the El Nino and La Nina are ends of a weather spectrum but they are collectively known to scientists as the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Source: Internet

"However, model forecasts from various agencies are not showing any early signals for an El Nino or La Nina to develop this summer." Source: Internet

La Nina is the opposite of El Nino. Source: Internet

Scientists said the decade-long data is more telling than the year-to-year measurements, where natural variations such as El Nino, the periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean, come into play. Source: Internet

There’s both man-made warming and natural warming from a strong El Nino weather pattern in the past five years, said World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. Source: Internet

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