el nino

Definitions

noun the Christ child
noun (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time

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This is crap as el nino is a short term climate phenomena.

Think Progress » Stephanopoulos: Pelosi May Create Special Global Warming Committee 2007
Presumably localized weather patterns may change how that proxy reading site compares to what a true average over every point within that area might be eg, el nino, etc, may shift values locally.

Karl and Hansen Condemn Poor USHCN Metadata « Climate Audit 2007
The warm winter we’re having is mostly caused by el nino, but in the 20 years, our el ninos have been stronger and more numerous than the prior 20 years.

Think Progress » Stephanopoulos: Pelosi May Create Special Global Warming Committee 2007