What is La Nina?

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What is La Nina?

Answer 1

La Niña translates from Spanish as "the girl-child". The term "La Niña" has recently become the conventional meteorological label for the opposite of the better known El Niño.

The term La Niña refers to the extensive cooling of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. In Australia (particularly eastern Australia), La Niña events are associated with increased probability of wetter conditions.

Answer 2

La Nina (in Spanish) literally means: Infant Girl.

La Niña - unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific that often occurs between El Niño events. It affects weather over much of the Pacific Ocean.

This tends to be associated with wetter winters in the Pacific Northwest and drier winters in the Southwest United States

Many scientist will refer to it as "a cold event"

It is the opposite of El NiZo.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

La Niña is defined as cooler than normal sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific ocean that impact global weather patterns. La Niña conditions recur every few years and can persist for as long as two years.

Typically, a La Niña is preceded by a buildup of cooler-than-normal subsurface waters in the tropical Pacific. Eastward-moving atmospheric and oceanic waves help bring the cold water to the surface through a complex series of events still being studied. In time, the easterly trade winds strengthen, cold upwelling off Peru and Ecuador intensifies, and sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) drop below normal. During the 1988- 89 La Niña, SSTs fell to as much as 4 degrees C (7 degrees F) below normal. Both La Niña and El Niñq tend to peak during the Northern Hemisphere winter.

La Niña conditions typically last approximately 9-12 months. Some episodes may persist for as long as two years.

in the US the impact of La Niña often features drier than normal conditions in the Southwest in late summer through the subsequent winter. Drier than normal conditions also typically occur in the Central Plains in the fall and in the Southeast in the winter. In contrast, the Pacific Northwest is more likely to be wetter than normal in the late fall and early winter with the presence of a well-established La Niña. Additionally, on average La Niña winters are warmer than normal in the Southeast and colder than normal in the Northwest.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, unlike El Nino which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temps.