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La Niña
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La Niña: see El Niño–Southern Oscillation El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) , large-scale climatic fluctuation of the tropical Pacific Ocean. The

El Niño [Span.,=the child] itself is a warm surface current that usually appears around Christmas in the Pacific off Ecuador
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La Niña

Cyclic counterpart to El Niño, consisting of a cooling of surface waters of the Pacific Ocean along the western coast of South America. While its local effects on weather and climate are generally the opposite of those associated with El Niño, its global effects can be more complex. La Niña events often follow El Niños, which occur at irregular intervals of about 5–10 years.
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As many previous studies had noted, the number and strength of tropical cyclones were markedly lower in El Nino years than during La Nina episodes, when sea-surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific are substantially cooler than normal.
Warming in central Pacific Ocean may offer better cyclone predictor: ... by Perkins, Sid / Science News
Published in the journal Weather, Manoj Joshi suggests that the Australian Cricket team is more likely to succeed after El Nino years when the series is held in Australia, while the England cricket team has a historically better record following La Nina years, the opposite phase.
Climate phenomenon affects Ashes cricket series' results, says ... by Asian News International
La Nina is produced by cooler surface water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and, like its Pacific sibling El Nino, is credited with upsetting climate patterns around the world.
UN weather agency says La Nina climate pattern weakening by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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