[DOC] [TLE] El Nio - Wikipedia [PAR] El Nio /l ninjo is the warm phase of the El Nio Southern Oscillation (
commonly called ... In American Spanish, the capitalized term "El Nio" refers to "
the boy", ... Originally the term El Nio applied to an annual weak warm ocean 
current that .... El Nino affects the global climate and disrupts normal weather 
patterns,... [DOC] [TLE] El Nio - body, used, water, Earth, life, type, air, parts [PAR] El NioSpanish for "the child" because it often occurs around ... in a small 
portion of the Pacific, it can affect the weather in large parts of Asia, Africa, ... 
between the atmosphere and the oceans create wind and ocean currents. ... The 
warm, moist air that slams into the South American coast brings heavy rains and 
storms. [DOC] [TLE] El nino | Define El nino at Dictionary.com [PAR] El nino definition, a warm ocean current of variable intensity that develops ... 
Spanish: literally, the child, i.e., the Christ child, alluding to the appearance of ... 
tropical Pacific occurring every few years, which alters the weather pattern of the 
tropics ... El Nio also affects the weather in the United States, but not as 
predictably. [DOC] [TLE] Translation of El nino in English [PAR] More: English to Spanish translation of el nino ... The cyclical warming of East 
Pacific Ocean sea water temperatures off the western ... in significant changes in 
weather patterns in the United States and elsewhere. ... (hypernym) ocean 
current ... (From the child (i.e., the Christ child)) The name of a southward-flowing 
ocean... [DOC] [TLE] El Nin - definition of El Nin by The Free Dictionary [PAR] American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. ... [C20: 
from Spanish: The Child, i.e. Christ, referring to its original occurrence at ... 
central Pacific Ocean, occurring every 4 to 12 years and causing unusual 
weather patterns. ... El Nino - (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows 
along the equator... [DOC] [TLE] El Nio & La Nia - Weather Explained [PAR] Hence the name El Nio, Spanish for "the Child," referring to the Christ Child. 
Throughout the year, a northward cool current prevails because of southeast ... 
area of warm water in the Pacific Ocean extended from the South American coast 
.... This worldwide message is conveyed by shifts in tropical rainfall, which affect 
wind... [DOC] [TLE] El Nio, La Nina, and the Western United States, Alaska and Hawaii ... [PAR] Jun 16, 1998 ... How does La Nia affect climate in the West? ... El Nino is a warming of the 
Pacific Ocean between South America and the Date Line, ... (hence the origin 
from Peruvian fishermen of its Spanish name ("the child")). ... The overlying 
atmosphere is tightly coupled to ocean temperatures and circulation patterns. [DOC] [TLE] El Nio/Southern Oscillation - National Weather Service [PAR] Because the effects often began near Christmastime, the phenomenon was 
dubbed "El Nio", Spanish for the child, or more specifically, the Christ child. ... 
The circulation, which bears his name, notes both the horizontal (zonal) and 
vertical ... ocean current moves water from the eastern Pacific into the central 
Pacific. [DOC] [TLE] grasping how a mischievous 'child' disrupts our weather [PAR] Nov 14, 1994 ... Meteorologists used to think each episode affected weather patterns for only ... Its 
name, which is Spanish for "the child," was bestowed by Peruvian ... To them, El 
Nino meant the arrival at Christmastime of a warm ocean current that ... wild 
salmon in the Pacific Northwest; ice storms on the U.S. East Coast;... [DOC] [TLE] Ancient Athens [PAR] The cold Humboldt Current of the Pacific Ocean flows toward the equator along 
the ... phenomenon the name of El Nifio,which is Spanish for "the child," 
because it .... O They have had stronger weather effects on the United States in 
recent... [DOC] [TLE] Occasionally Asked Questions about El Nio [PAR] This

Question: Affecting the weather in the U.S., this Pacific Ocean current's name is Spanish for "the child"
Answer: El Nino