据气象学界统计，在太平洋形成的“厄尔尼诺”可能成为本世纪最具破坏性的一种天气系统。最严重的一次“厄尔尼诺”（此词源自西班牙语，意谐“基督的孩子”）发生在1982～1983年，对全世界的牲口和谷场所造成的损失高达136亿美元。其形成过程为：一、贸易风通常把太平洋表面的 According to meteorological statistics, “El Nino” formed in the Pacific Ocean may become the most devastating weather system in this century. The most serious “El Nino” (a term derived from Spanish, meaning “Christ’s child”) occurred between 1982 and 1983, causing losses of up to 13.6 billion U.S. dollars to livestock and valley sites throughout the world. The formation process is: First, the trade wind is usually the surface of the Pacific