拉尼娜(原意为圣女)天气现象的特征是太平洋东部赤道区内出现非正常的冷水。该现象带来的天气条件与去年发生的厄尔尼诺(原意为圣婴)现象相反。受厄尔尼诺现象影响而遭受干旱的地区,如东南亚,易发生异常的大雨,有时甚至是洪水。拉尼娜并非一个新的现象。根据世界气象组织的资料,拉尼娜 The weather phenomenon of La Nina (originally intended as a holy woman) is characterized by abnormal cold water in the eastern Pacific in the equator. The weather conditions brought about by this phenomenon are contrary to the El Nino (originally intended for the Holy Child) phenomenon that occurred last year. Areas suffering from droughts caused by El Niño, such as Southeast Asia, are prone to unusually heavy rain, sometimes even floods. La Nina is not a new phenomenon. According to the World Meteorological Organization, La Nina