el niño

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noun el niño a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific occurring every few years, which alters the weather pattern of the tropics 0
noun el niño a warm inshore current annually flowing south along the coast of Ecuador and, about every seven to ten years, extending down the coast of Peru, where it has a devastating effect (El Niño Effect) on weather, crops, fish, etc. 0
noun el niño An invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru and Ecuador every four to seven years that causes changes in local and regional climate, associated with a positive anomaly. 0

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