El Nino is the warming of the water near baja California and the cooling of the water near australia. La Nina is the opposite effect.
It is still unsure what importance ENSO (el nino/ la nina combined) have on the weather. It also unsure what the thresholds are for the categories. This is a uncharted territory still in the field of science.
"El Nino" is a term coined to describe a period of unusual warming of large areas of the waters of the Pacific Ocean which in turn affects weather patterns from The United States to Africa!
In the U.S. it will be wetter than normal (think floods) in the south and drier than normal in the north.
PS - It's a relatively newly discovered weather phenomena. Prior to the use of weather satellites scientists were unable to measure the waters of the oceans with timeliness and accuracy. More proof of the value of space exploration - just one of the off-shoot benefits.
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El Nino is the warming of the water near baja California and the cooling of the water near australia. La Nina is the opposite effect.
It is still unsure what importance ENSO (el nino/ la nina combined) have on the weather. It also unsure what the thresholds are for the categories. This is a uncharted territory still in the field of science.
El Nino In A Sentence
El Nino is an ocean-atmosphere phenomenon in which waters over the tropical eastern Pacific ocean becomes warmer than normal.
I hate El Nino.
"El Nino" is a term coined to describe a period of unusual warming of large areas of the waters of the Pacific Ocean which in turn affects weather patterns from The United States to Africa!
In the U.S. it will be wetter than normal (think floods) in the south and drier than normal in the north.
PS - It's a relatively newly discovered weather phenomena. Prior to the use of weather satellites scientists were unable to measure the waters of the oceans with timeliness and accuracy. More proof of the value of space exploration - just one of the off-shoot benefits.
we normally have el nino in my area
i think that el nino is a great example of trance music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chL3w1cK9rg
My marijuana crop got wasted from that fuckin' El Nino last year. D:D:D: