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In years of El Nino ocean currents how does rainfall in the eastern pacific compare to rainfall in the western pacific?
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La Niña is the build up of cool waters in the equatorial eastern Pacific, such as occurred in 1988 and, to a slightly lesser degree, 1998. La Niña's impacts are opposite those of El Niño. The atmosphere cools in response to the cold ocean surface, and less water evaporates. The cooler, dry air is dense. It doesn't rise or form storms. As a result, less rain falls over the eastern Pacific. Ecuador, Peru, and the southeastern United States are correspondingly dry.
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How does rainfall in the eastern pacific compare to the rainfall in the western pacific?
Well, the rainfall in the eastern part don't get alot because my grandma said so. Eastern pacific is way more western is way less, there ya go
What two ocean currents affect Eastern Canada?
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What causes unusually cool waters and low rainfall in the eastern Pacific and heavy rains the Western pacific?
El Nino
What causes unusually cool waters and low rainfall in the eastern pacific and heavy rains in the western pacific?
El Nino
Name of ocean current that carries cold water to the eastern pacific ocean in the northern hemisphere?
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There is more precipitation along the coast in the pacific west than the farther land because of the convectional currents that cause convectional rainfall.
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What is the rainfall for the Pacific Ocean?
about 100 meters
Is Ontario eastern or pacific time?
No one is sure, I think it is Pacific --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is Eastern.
What year did Columbus discover the Eastern Pacific?
Columbus never discovered the eastern Pacific Ocean.
When was Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center created?
Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center was created in 1970.
