niño
Americannoun
plural
niñosExample Sentences
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With unseasonably warm weather and the start of an El Niño cycle, Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab Director Chris Lowe predicts this sighting is just the start of a “very sharky summer.”
From Los Angeles Times
The region is also entering the start of a strong El Niño cycle, which will fuel unusually warm Pacific Ocean waters and could draw other less common shark breeds such as hammerheads into local waters, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
“The last time we had a strong El Niño was in 2015 and 2016, and we had a lot of juvenile white sharks hanging around early,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The warmest year on record, 2024, was around 1.55C above the 1850-1900 average, and started in a strong El Nino.
From Barron's
Forecasts indicate neutral conditions by the middle of 2026 with a possible El Nino developing before the end of the year, said Kennedy.
From Barron's
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