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By: Cody LovelaceBy: Cody Lovelace

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What El’ Niño and La’ Niña What El’ Niño and La’ Niña areare

El’ Niño and El’ Niña are opposite El’ Niño and El’ Niña are opposite phrases of what is known as El’ Niño-phrases of what is known as El’ Niño-southern oscillation.southern oscillation.

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http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html received, May 10, 2012. 5/10/12

Condition they occur in.Condition they occur in.

They occur on Avg. every 3-5 years.They occur on Avg. every 3-5 years. There is no condition that there has There is no condition that there has

to be in order for a El’Niño or a to be in order for a El’Niño or a La’Niña to occur.La’Niña to occur.

An El’ Niño, La’ Niña last An El’ Niño, La’ Niña last about…about…

• An El’Niño, La’Niña usually lasts An El’Niño, La’Niña usually lasts about 9-12 mounthsabout 9-12 mounths

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ElNino/ received 5/14/12

El’ Niño, La’ Niña El’ Niño, La’ Niña PhenomenonPhenomenon

• When El’ Niño or La’ Niña occur When El’ Niño or La’ Niña occur they are year-round so there is no they are year-round so there is no true season.true season.

• They occur from the result of the They occur from the result of the interaction between the surface of interaction between the surface of the ocean and the atmosphere in the the ocean and the atmosphere in the tropical pacific.tropical pacific.

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library.thinkquest.org/5818/elnino.html received 5/16/12

The Damage!

El’ Niño, and La’ Niña can join with other weather such as hurricanes and cause mass destruction.

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/lanina/ received 5/14/12

Fun Fun FactsFacts

El’ Niño was first discovered hundreds of El’ Niño was first discovered hundreds of years ago by fisherman off the coast of years ago by fisherman off the coast of Peru.Peru.El’ Niño means “Little Boy” meaning Christ El’ Niño means “Little Boy” meaning Christ Child because it usually starts around Child because it usually starts around Christmas.Christmas.

http://library.thinkquest.org/5818/elnino.htmlhttp://library.thinkquest.org/5818/elnino.html received 5/16/12received 5/16/12