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Title: EL NIŅO
Caption: (b) El Niņo. Under El Niņo conditions, winds blow the warm water east toward South America, the upwelling of colder water is suppressed, and rainfall increases in the Americas. (Modified after National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/ PMEL/TAO at http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/.)
Keywords: atmosphere, climates, climatology, trade winds, oceans, surface currents, equatorial currents, Peruvian current, El Nino, Southern Oscillation