‘La Niña‘ or “the girl” is the term adopted for the opposite side of the fluctuation, which sees episodes of cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. Conditions for declaring ‘La Niña’ differ between different agencies, but during an event, sea temperatures can often drop 3-5°C below average.
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