Understanding Ocean Currents: El Niño and La Niña Phenomena

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Ocean Currents
 
El Niño and La Niña
 
Changes
 
~ A 
change
 in ocean temperature can affect
weather patterns for long periods of time.
 
~Every few years, such a change occurs in the
Pacific
 Ocean.
 
El Niño
 
~ An unusual warming of the surface water in
the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator is
known as 
El Niño
.
 
~This causes the 
jet
 
stream
 to be disrupted
(usually it is pushed south) which affects weather
patterns across North America.
 
El Niño
 
~ This leads to an increase in 
temperature
 and
precipitation
 in the southern part of the United
States, especially southern California.
 
El Niño
 
 ~ North Carolina experiences 
wetter
 than
normal winters during an El Niño.
 
~It also 
decreases
 the number of Atlantic
Hurricanes.
 
El Niño
 
La Niña
 
~An unusual 
cooling
 of the surface water in
the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator is
known as La Niña.
 
~This causes opposite weather patterns
from an El Niño.
 
La Niña
 
El Niño
 
El Niño and La Niña
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Explore the impacts of El Niño and La Niña phenomena on weather patterns, from unusual warming (El Niño) to cooling (La Niña) of the Pacific Ocean. Discover how these phenomena affect regions like North America, Southern California, and North Carolina, influencing temperature, precipitation, and hurricane occurrences.


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  1. Ocean Currents El Ni o and La Ni a

  2. Changes ~ A change in ocean temperature can affect weather patterns for long periods of time. ~Every few years, such a change occurs in the Pacific Ocean.

  3. El Nio ~ An unusual warming of the surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator is known as El Ni o. ~This causes the jet stream to be disrupted (usually it is pushed south) which affects weather patterns across North America.

  4. El Nio ~ This leads to an increase in temperature and precipitation in the southern part of the United States, especially southern California.

  5. El Nio ~ North Carolina experiences wetter than normal winters during an El Ni o. ~It also decreases the number of Atlantic Hurricanes.

  6. El Nio

  7. La Nia ~An unusual cooling of the surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator is known as La Ni a. ~This causes opposite weather patterns from an El Ni o.

  8. El Nio La Ni a

  9. El Nio and La Nia

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