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El Nino results from the wind pushing around the warm surface layer of the Pacific Ocean. Its results are generally drought and warmer weather. La Ninas alway follow, bringing cooler, wetter weather. We know that El Nino cycles have been around for millions of years because of the changes we can see in ancient rocks and fossils. In the 1800s, Central American fishermen noticed the periodic changes in the ocean temperature, and actually gave them the names, "El Nino and La Nina".

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What is the name of a periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperature in the mid pacific region?

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Where did el nino start?

In the Pacific Ocean


Is El Nino only a local event?

No. It has effects that affect most of the planet, but those effects vary from one region to another.


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El Nino (~over the n)


What natural event slows or reverses surface ocean currents of the pacific ocean?

El Nino (~over the n)


Can el nino reach the mediteraian?

El Niño typically affects weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean region and its influence diminishes as it moves away from that area. While the Mediterranean can experience some effects of El Niño such as changes in rainfall patterns, its impact is usually less pronounced compared to regions closer to the Pacific.


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.


How does el nino affect hurricans?

El Nino (the warm phase) produces favorable hurricane conditions.


What causes unusually cool waters and low rainfall in the eastern pacific and heavy rains in the western pacific?

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What causes unusually cool waters and low rainfall in the eastern Pacific and heavy rains the Western pacific?

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