La Nina
Noun
Meaning
La Nina (plural La Ninas)
Nonstandard spelling of La Niña.
Examples
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).
Knapp also gave a long-range weather outlook, and discussed the La Nina system that was just declared on Thursday.
La Nina — a phenomenon that occurs when the surface of the Pacific Ocean cools — has officially formed, the US Climate Prediction Centre said.
"However, model forecasts from various agencies are not showing any early signals for an El Nino or La Nina to develop this summer."
La Nina is the opposite of El Nino.
Noll said the untidy outlook - and the changeable weather over past weeks - could generally be blamed on a La Nina climate system.