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It doesn't. El Nino has impacts all around the world. The ultimate trigger, though relates to the reversal of a wind current over the equatorial Pacific, which produces the characteristic warming of the surface waters. A few other patterns similar to El Nino have been identified, but these are separate events.
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What are the trade winds of EL Nino?
When El Nino occurs the trade winds tend to weaken. Also water from the western Pacific moves to the Eastern Pacific.
Do tsunamis only appear in the Indian Ocean?
No. They can occur in any body of water, and are actually more common in the Pacific. It is only that the worst tsunami in living memory occurred in the Indian Ocean. The Pacific actually had a tsunami warning system decades before the Indian Ocean did.
The international date line is in the middle of which ocean?
It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Does Ecuador have a Pacific Ocean coastline?
Yes, it has only a Pacific coastline, while Colombia to its north has coasts on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Where is el nino common?
A few miles off the coast of the northwest of South America. El Ninõ is a 20-something mile long ocean current in the mid-Pacific off the coast off South America. It is common only in the area where it exists.
What are the trade winds of EL Nino?
When El Nino occurs the trade winds tend to weaken. Also water from the western Pacific moves to the Eastern Pacific.
Do tsunamis only appear in the Indian Ocean?
No. They can occur in any body of water, and are actually more common in the Pacific. It is only that the worst tsunami in living memory occurred in the Indian Ocean. The Pacific actually had a tsunami warning system decades before the Indian Ocean did.
The international date line is in the middle of which ocean?
It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Which ocean surrounds china?
pacific oceanDESI6240:It is actually the China sea not the pacific ocean.
What oceans border California?
At first glance, only one ocean borders California - The Pacific. However, the Pacific is sometimes considered 2 oceans, namely the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. Nevertheless, they look like only a single ocean from the beach.
Why do most earthquakes occur only in isolated regions?
The west Pacific Ocean earthquakes usually occur along the joins in the continental plates which lie offshore in most cases.
What is the only ocean that the equator did not pass?
pacific ocean
Which provinces border the Pacific Ocean?
The province of British Columbia has the Pacific Ocean for its coast.
What is in the pacific ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is not located inside of any state. However, Hawaii is the only US state which is located completely in the Pacific Ocean.
Is the Pacific Ocean a tropical ocean?
Only some of it which is known as the Equatorial Pacific, or Tropical Pacific. The rest of the pacific isn't tropical though
Do octopus live in the pacific ocean?
Do octopus live in the pacific ocean?
What is the only centeral American that dose not touch the pacific ocean?
Belize does not touch the Pacific Ocean.
