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Topic: El Nino & La Nina
Topic: El Nino & La Nina
Moisture & Latitude
Trade Winds
Trade Winds
ESRT page 4
• Changes in ocean current & wind patterns at the Equator.
• Influences climate change for the entire planet.
• Prentice Hall Textbook animation link
Normal Conditions
• Prentice Hall Textbook animation link
El Nino Development
• Prentice Hall Textbook animation link
La Nina
• Occurs every 3 - 7 years
• El Nino – Pacific Ocean warming near South America
• La Nina – Pacific Ocean cooling along the Equator.
Climate Prediction Center:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
