一、什么是厄尔尼诺“厄尔尼诺”为西班牙语“圣婴”的意思。在南美洲的厄瓜多尔、秘鲁沿岸,受来自高纬冷洋流和上升流的影响,海水温度比同纬度的太平洋西部明显偏低。每年圣诞节前后,当地海水都会出现季节性的增暖现象,渔民们把这种现象称为“厄尔尼诺”。 First, what is El Niño “El Nino” is the meaning of Spanish for “El Nino”. In Ecuador, South America, along the coast of Peru, the seawater temperature was significantly lower than in the western part of the Pacific Ocean at the same latitudes, due to the effects of cold currents and updrafts in the high latitudes. The seasonal warming of the local sea water occurs around Christmas every year, and the fishermen call this phenomenon “El Nino.”