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climate phenomenon that occurs when a vast pool of water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean becomes abnormally warm
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El Nino is characterized by warm temperatures at the equatorial pacific region
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El Nino refers to the "warm phase" of the ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation). ENSO is the term given to the temperature differences between the ocean and the surrounding atmosphere in the area between International Date Line (180 degree West) and 120 degree West longitudes. This is in contrast to La...
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El Nino refers to the "warm phase" of the ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation). ENSO is the term given to the temperature differences between the ocean and the surrounding atmosphere in the area between International Date Line (180 degree West) and 120 degree West longitudes. This is in contrast to La Nina, where the temperature is lower. The difference in both cases would be 2 to 4 degree Celsius. read less
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