Does anyone know what El Nino is?

@chance00 (3331)
United States
December 26, 2006 8:02am CST
I know many people are saying the warmer weather is a result of El Nino.What is El Nino and if it is a warm weather thing why is there so much snow in other places.Please explain.
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• Romania
26 Dec 06
The El NiƱo [Span.,=the child] itself is a warm surface current that usually appears around Christmas in the Pacific off Ecuador and Peru and disappears by the end of March, but every two to seven years it persists for up to 18 months or more as part of an ENSO. You can read more here: http://www.answers.com/topic/el-ni-o
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@chance00 (3331)
• United States
26 Dec 06
Thank You so much.
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@NetCash (13)
• France
3 Jun 07
When i saw u i said "El Nino"
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
2 Jan 07
If you're asking about the meaning of the word? It means the boy in Spanish. And I'm assuming it was named after the person who found that weather thing.