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Article: World Meteorological Organization Region IV Adopts Consensus El Nino and La Nina Index and Definitions.
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- April 29, 2005
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WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced today that the 26 nations of the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Association IV have adopted a Consensus Index and Definitions of El Nino and La Nina conditions. By doing so, scientists and governments throughout the region can better define potential impacts from these short term climate shifts and prepare for remedial action.
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The Consensus was agreed upon earlier this year by NOAA's National Weather Service, as the U.S. representative, and its meteorological service ...