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La Nina
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a recurring climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean characterized by below-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific, driven by stronger-than-normal easterly trade winds and influencing global weather patterns
Examples
During La Niña winters, farmers in the Pacific Northwest brace for wetter, cooler conditions that replenish reservoirs.
Offshore fisherman in Peru welcomed La Niña upwelling when nutrient-rich cold waters surged to the surface.
