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1 ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation Pages 484-487

2 EL NINO Go to this website and read this background information first: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina. htmlhttp://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina. html You may need to come back to this website to fill in any notes that you missed

3 El Nino current in S. hemisphere  Ocean currents reverses  Warm water pools near S.America  Cool water pools near Australia

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6 Global Effects of El Nino  S. America- more rain; warmer  Floods/mudslides  Australia- dry; cooler  Less typhoons

7 El Nino’s effect on the United States  Warmer winters/ drier in N states Wet/colder  Wet/colder winters in S states

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9 Chris Farley is El Nino

10 “LA NINA”  Cool phase of ENSO (neg. phase)  Trade winds intensify

11 La Nina

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13 South America- drier/colder Australia- wetter/warmer N. US- Colder than normal winters »Increased snowfall S. US- warmer/drier La Nina’s effects

14 El Nino or La Nina?

15 2014-2015 winter forecast http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/

16 Helpful Websites El Nino- http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/el- nino-story.html http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/el- nino-story.html La Nina- http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/la- nina-story.htmlhttp://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/la- nina-story.html


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