Atmosphere and Ocean
Atmosphere and Ocean - 12
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Spanish – the girl Hurricanes are fueled by warm water; moving the heat from ocean to ocean? An El Nino cycle lasts about one calendar year and occurs about every 3 to 7 years, but they are beginning to happen more often. El Nino cycles predate human industrial activity. During an event cycle, ocean temperatures rise a couple degrees causing sea levels to rise. Heated water means more precipitation. Global wind patterns are affected - trade winds are weakened and even reversed. El Nino cycles disrupt the jet stream in North America causing unusual weather. El Nino cycles are responsible for monsoons (heavy rain seasons) in the far East and droughts in Africa. 
La Nina is the normal condition where the South Pacific ocean is cool. The change from El Nino to La Nina is called the southern oscillation or ENSO. 
“It is believed that El Niño conditions suppress the development of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic; and that La Niña (cold conditions in the equatorial Pacific) favor hurricane formation.” http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/faq.html#hurricanes Directory: cms -> lib2 -> OH01001711 -> Centricity -> Domain -> 106 lib2 -> Class of 2018 9th Grade Mrs. Zuckerberg & Mrs. Slawitsky lib2 -> 2014 Climate Resilience Aff lib2 -> Whap – Era 1 & 2 Packet lib2 -> The Hurricane Project lib2 -> Young Adult Fiction/Nonfiction Bibliography Fall 2010 lib2 -> The Hurricane Project lib2 -> 1. 2 Histograms The following table presents the average points scored per game (ppg) for the 30 nba teams in the 2012–2013 regular season. Make a dotplot to display the distribution of points per game lib2 -> The Hurricane Project lib2 -> Introduction to Computer Programming Syllabus 106 -> Atmosphere and Ocean Download 2.3 Mb. Share with your friends:
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