Hurricane season & keep hearing about El Nino? What is it?

"El Nino is a climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean & under normal conditions trade winds blow west along the equator taking warm water from South America to Asia. To replace the warm water, cold water rises from the depths - a process called upswelling"

"El Nino is a change in that typical pattern. During El Nino the trade winds weaken and the warm winds are pushed towards the west coast of the US and South America" - Country Living