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How do el nino affect human activities

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An El Niño event changes the wind and water currents over the Pacific Ocean. The trade winds usually blow from east to west around the equator. ... The warm, western water makes for humid air and thus rainfall at that end of the ocean. During an El Niño event, this pattern breaks down.
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