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The UN weather agency on Tuesday, April 15, warned there was a good chance of an “El Niño” climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean this year. The weather pattern could bring droughts and heavy rainfall to the rest of the world. The El Niño phenomenon occurs every two to 7 years, when the prevailing trade winds that circulate surface water in the tropical Pacific start to weaken. The last El Niño occurred between June 2009 and May 2010. It is often followed by a return swing of the pendulum with La Niña, which is characterized by unusually cool ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.
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