Is it some global temperature change or weather pattern like El Niño?

它是种全球性气温变化，还是厄尔尼诺那样的天气现象？

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The fires were spread by a prolonged drought brought by an El nino weather pattern.

厄尔尼诺现象造成长期干旱，致使大火蔓延成灾。

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La Nina is a cyclical global weather pattern that has been linked to weather disruptions ranging from hurricanes in the Atlantic to flooding in Africa and South Asia last year.

拉尼娜现象是一种周期性的全球天气现象，被认为与多种反常天气有关，从大西洋的飓风，到非洲和南亚去年的洪水泛滥。

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Despite recent wet weather across much of the continent, climatologists warn that a looming El Nino pattern could bring drier conditions to Australia in the coming months.

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In the middle of November, a freakish weather pattern set in howling wind with ice in its teeth.

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The reason the 2011 wines are so interesting is the unique weather pattern the growing season experienced.

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In West Africa, our weather pattern does not include spring - we have only dry and rainy seasons.

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