La Niña (n)
La Niña (n) (lah NEEn yah) — (the girl / climate phenomenon)
Spanish: La Niña (noun) weather pattern, literally “the little girl” in Spanish.
Example sentences:
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La niña juega con su hermana. (The girl plays with her sister.)
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Vi a la niña caminar por el parque. (I saw the girl walk through the park.)
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La niña tiene un vestido rojo. (The girl has a red dress.)
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El fenómeno de La Niña afecta el clima. (The La Niña phenomenon affects the climate.)
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La Niña causa sequías en algunas regiones. (La Niña causes droughts in some regions.)
Definition:
La Niña is the counterpart to the El Niño phenomenon, involving cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. It can lead to severe weather conditions such as droughts, colder winters, and increased hurricane activity in the Atlantic.