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What is El Nino and La Nina, and how are they different?

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El Niño refers to the above-average sea-surface temperatures that periodically develop across the east-central equatorial Pacific. It represents the warm phase of the ENSO cycle. La Niña refers to the periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures across the east-central equatorial Pacific.

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El Niño = the boy, La Niña = the girl. You can tell from the ending and the first word.
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