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El Nino
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a recurring climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean characterized by above-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern regions, caused by weakened easterly trade winds and leading to significant global weather, ecological, and economic impacts
Examples
El Niño in 2015–16 caused record rainfall in Peru and droughts across Indonesia.
Fishermen off Ecuador struggled when El Niño disrupted the upwelling of nutrient-rich waters.
