El Viejo
n.— «The term La Niña (the Little Girl) is used by many scientists and meteorologists to differentiate it from El Niño. It is sometimes called El Viejo (Old Man), Anti-El Niño, or simply “cold event” or “cold episode.”» —“South Cotabato revives Task Force La Niña in wake of floods” by Allen V. Estabillo in General Santos City Minda News (Davao City, Philippines) Oct. 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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