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What's the opposite of El Niño?
The opposite of El Niño is La Niña. While El Niño warms the Pacific Ocean, La Niña cools it, bringing different global weather patterns. This can mean more Atlantic hurricanes and drier, warmer winters in the southern US, impacting rainfall and temperatures worldwide, though less dramatically than the current El Niño's record water vapour levels.
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