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WASHINGTON-The El Nino phenomena has a name. And it may soon get a number.Weather experts are looking into a way of ranking how powerful the El Nino effect is.The weather condition is created by a periodic warming of portions of the tropical Pacific Ocean. El Nino and its cooler opposite, La Nina, can alter weather patterns across the planet.The five-point scale would be an after-the-fact assessment. But it could also be used to estimate how much damage the system could do based on wind speeds.It will be along the same lines of the one to five scale used for twisters and hurricanes.El Nino was first noticed by Peruvian fishermen-because it affects their catch. As in the days of Noah...
