eastward
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It declares an El Nino when temperatures there run at least 0.5C above normal and the atmosphere responds, weakening the trade winds and shifting tropical rainfall eastward.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
With the warm water shifting eastward across the Pacific, heavy tropical rains follow close behind—spurring ideal environmental conditions for hurricanes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
This eastward movement of warmer water is one of the harbingers of El Niño.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Neece and Timko lead me eastward of Adventureland toward the dandelion-headed alpacas, Stumbelina and Sparkle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
So they set out eastward from Astowell into the Open Sea, on the first day of the Fallows, before sunrise.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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