HyperDic: el_nino_southern_oscillation

English > 1 sense of the expression El Nino southern oscillation:
NOUNphenomenonEl Nino southern oscillationa more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur
English > El Nino southern oscillation: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur; kills plankton and fish and affects weather patterns.
BroaderEl Nino(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time

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