El Nino 2024 Meaning. El niño, meaning “boy child” in spanish, was first used some centuries ago. El niño is a coupled system, meaning both the tropical pacific ocean and the overturning atmospheric circulation above it—the walker circulation—are critical components.
The el niño/southern oscillation (enso) diagnostic discussion released 12 september 2024 by the climate prediction center/ncep/nws issued that la niña is favored to emerge in sep. What are el niño and la niña?