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| El Ni·ño [ el nnyō ] |
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change in Pacific currents: a periodic change in the currents of the Pacific Ocean that occurs every five to eight years and brings unusually warm water to the coast of northern South America. It often leads to severe climate disruption to countries in and beside the Pacific.
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| [< Spanish, shortening of El Niño de Navidad "the Christmas Child"; from the time of year when the currents change] |
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