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In a way, yes. El Nino - which is the warm phase of the oscillation known as El Nino Southern Oscillation - begins to get going when the atmospheric circulation in the equatorial Pacific breaks down, which causes the prevailing Trade Winds from the east to weaken or reverse. Then, wind from the west pushes warmer water from the Western Pacific to the east and up against the coast of South America, thereby changing surface currents.

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