El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Synonyms
El Nino
El Nino Southern Oscillation
El Nino-Southern Oscillations
La Nina
Nina, La
Nino, El
Nino-Southern Oscillations, El
Oscillation, El Nino-Southern
Oscillations, El Nino-Southern
El Nino-Southern Oscillation or ENSO is a cycle of extreme alternating warm El Nino and cold La Nina events which is the dominant year-to-year climate pattern on Earth. Both terms refer to large-scale changes in sea-surface temperature across the eastern tropical Pacific. ENSO is associated with a heightened risk of certain vector-borne diseases. (From http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina_new_faq.html, accessed 5/12/2020)