Posted on 05/11/07
El Nino's 'evil twin' fuelled Noel's wrath
Her name may be Spanish for "little girl," but La Nina - a weather pattern related to better-known bigger brother El Nino - can hold her own.She is capable of causing extreme weather around the world, as Atlantic Canada discovered this weekend at the hands of Noel, a storm that packed winds of 135 kilometres an hour and waves as high as 15 metres.
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