English

Alternative forms

• La Nina usually considered incorrect

Noun

La Niña ‎(plural La Niñas)

1. A sustained sea-surface temperature anomaly of magnitude greater than 0.5°C across the central tropical Pacific Ocean, associated with a negative anomaly and producing predictable variations in local and regional weather patterns.

   Climate scientists think a La Niña event may develop this summer, meaning water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean will be cooler that normal. Although the relationship is not fully understood, historically there tends to be more hurricane activity during a La Niña event. — Houston Chronicle, 5/23/2007

Related terms

• El Niño

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːˈninjaː/

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish La Niña.

Proper noun

La Niña n

1. (meteorology) La Niña

Related terms

• El Niño

Turkish

Proper noun

La Niña ‎(definite accusative La Niña'yı, plural La Niña'lar)

1. (meteorology) La Niña (sustained sea-surface temperature anomaly)