El Niño and La Niña are two opposing climate patterns that break these normal conditions. Scientists call these phenomena the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. El Niño and …

El Niño isn’t all bad; some of the changes it causes in atmospheric circulation can reduce the chances of severe hurricanes in the North Atlantic. But many other changes are highly …

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• An El Niño is forecasted to begin strengthening in the fall. Along the east coast, atmospheric patterns during El Niño typically drive extratropical storms closer to the coast. They also …

seasons. There are also natural cycles such as El Niño that cause climate conditions to be different from year-to-year. These differences are part of natural climate variability, but they …

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Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Thousands of species rely on reefs for survival. Millions of people all over the world also depend on coral reefs for food, …

El Niño. Disease Fallout from Extreme Weather In many regions, it is already raining less often but harder. According to The Physical Science Basis, trends from 1900 to 2005 show …

Their fate, like that of the Incas thousands of miles and hundreds of years from them, was tied to the variations of a climatic system whose mysteries scientists are only beginning to …

• What are some of the weather related effects of El Niño? • What might be some economic effects of El Niño? 4. Give students background information/definition of the Pacific Decadal …