trade wind
noun
: a wind blowing almost constantly in one direction
especially
: a wind blowing almost continually toward the equator from the northeast in the belt between the northern horse latitudes and the doldrums and from the southeast in the belt between the southern horse latitudes and the doldrums
—usually used in plural
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El Niño also causes trade winds to weaken across the tropical Pacific Ocean, setting off a chain of events that ultimately warm the ocean and raise sea levels around the Americas, typically for at least several months, according to NOAA.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
El Niño is a naturally occurring weather cycle that occurs when trade winds over the Pacific weaken, causing warm water to pile up along the Pacific coast of equatorial South America.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Normally, the Pacific trade winds blow from east to west along the equator, pushing warm water toward Asia and leaving cooler water near South America.
—Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
The trade winds that typically blow from east to west near the equator can slacken and then reverse direction as well.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
El Niño is a naturally occurring weather cycle that occurs when trade winds over the Pacific weaken, causing warm water to pile up along the Pacific coast of equatorial South America.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Normally, the Pacific trade winds blow from east to west along the equator, pushing warm water toward Asia and leaving cooler water near South America.
—Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
The trade winds that typically blow from east to west near the equator can slacken and then reverse direction as well.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Trade wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20wind. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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