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La Niña

(Encyclopedia) La Niña: see El Niño–Southern Oscillation.

El Niño–Southern Oscillation

(Encyclopedia) El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)El Niño–Southern Oscillationĕl nēnˈyō [key], large-scale climatic fluctuation of the tropical Pacific Ocean and the overlying atmosphere. The El Niño…

Worst Weather of the Twentieth Century

Climatologists, meteorologists, and hydrologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) compiled a list of the world's most notable weather, water, and climate events in the…

Peru, country, South America

(Encyclopedia) CE5 PeruPerupər&oomacr;ˈ, Span. PerúPerupār&oomacr;ˈ, officially Republic of Peru, republic (2015 est. pop. 31,377,000), 496,220 sq mi (1,285,210 sq km), W South America. It…