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El Niño

Length•Non-El Niño - 5 to 10 years•El Niño - 1 to 3 years•Equatorial Pacific in El Niño

20% of the time!

Satellite Technology

•TOPEX/Poseidon•Jason

Changes

•Warmer water•Atmospheric pressure•Prevailing winds

Walker Cells 1998 Event

La Niña•Basically the opposite of El

Niño•Cooler water in Pacific•Opposite weather events

Effects

Causes

•Much debate on causes•No clear understanding

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