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what does el nino mean in science

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Actually this term is related to weather conditions. It is a periodic climate pattern that occurs around the tropical Pacific Ocean roughly every five years. It refers to variations in the temperature of the surface of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean - warming (El Nino) and cooling (La Nina). This causes variations in air surface pressure in the tropical western Pacific.

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