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El Niño explained as trade winds weaken over the tropical Pacific
Original: 🌊 NEW: El Niño begins when trade winds over the tropical # Pacific weaken, letting warm surface # water spread eastward
El Niño begins when trade winds over the tropical Pacific weaken, allowing warm surface water to spread eastward rather than piling up near Indonesia. The zone of rising moist air shifts with it, bringing rain to coastal Peru while drying out the western Pacific. The explainer is circulating as interest in the climate pattern picks up.
Why now: Renewed attention to El Niño conditions and their global weather impacts
El NiñoPacific OceanPeruIndonesia
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