What is La Niña?
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global weather patterns such as reduced rainfall in some areas and increased rainfall in others.
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The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
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