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In a way, yes. El Nino - which is the warm phase of the oscillation known as El Nino Southern Oscillation - begins to get going when the atmospheric circulation in the equatorial Pacific breaks down, which causes the prevailing Trade Winds from the east to weaken or reverse. Then, wind from the west pushes warmer water from the Western Pacific to the east and up against the coast of South America, thereby changing surface currents.
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How do scientists tell when an el nino will occur?
Scientists can tell when an El Nino will occur if in the tropical Pacific Ocean, a network of buoys will indicate a change in temperature, currents and winds in the equatorial band. These collected data are evaluated by a computer designed to predict El Nino.
What are some of the dangers of an El Nino?
El Nino effects the weather most of all; last year, areas in the United States unaccustomed to snow got a foot or more due to the change in El Nino's current; this caused millions of dollars in damage.
What is a periodic reversal of the pattern of mid-pacific ocean currents?
El nino
Who died in El Nino?
Do you realize what an El Nino is? Obviously not. An El Nino is a climate pattern and cannot kill people the many many many disasters an El Nino has caused can. An exact number of deaths that resulted from the El Nino climate pattern cannot be determined.
How could El Nino have affected the crops that ancient people grew?
the El Nino have affected the crops that ancient people grew by El Nino might have caused a flood, and the crops will have to much water and die
Which phenomenon is associated with the change in the direction of equatorial currents?
el nino
What natural event slows or reverses surface ocean currents of the pacific ocean?
El Nino (~over the n)
How do scientists tell when an el nino will occur?
Scientists can tell when an El Nino will occur if in the tropical Pacific Ocean, a network of buoys will indicate a change in temperature, currents and winds in the equatorial band. These collected data are evaluated by a computer designed to predict El Nino.
What are some of the dangers of an El Nino?
El Nino effects the weather most of all; last year, areas in the United States unaccustomed to snow got a foot or more due to the change in El Nino's current; this caused millions of dollars in damage.
What is a periodic reversal of the pattern of mid-pacific ocean currents?
El nino
Who died in El Nino?
Do you realize what an El Nino is? Obviously not. An El Nino is a climate pattern and cannot kill people the many many many disasters an El Nino has caused can. An exact number of deaths that resulted from the El Nino climate pattern cannot be determined.
Wis a similarities between El nino and La nina?
El Nino and La Nina have many similarities. One of these are that they are caused by changing weather patterns, another is that they are associated with temperature change in the water.
How could El Nino have affected the crops that ancient people grew?
the El Nino have affected the crops that ancient people grew by El Nino might have caused a flood, and the crops will have to much water and die
What are the names of all cold ocean currents in pacific ocean?
Kuriosho current el nino current
What conditions are believed to be caused by el nino and effectively weakens hurricane in the atlantic ocean?
It is believed that El Niño produces wind shear, which is a change in the speed and/or direction of the wind with altitude.
Is El Nino a cold body of water that gathers in the arctic?
No, El Nino is an unusually warm change in temperatures of the Tropical Pacific Ocean.
What is A disturbance of wind patterns and oceans currents in the pacific ocean that causes temporary climate changes.?
The El Nino
