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EL NINO trade winds…
weaken for unknown reasons
EL NINO upwellings…
become very weak because of weakened trade winds
EL NINO, warmer water from Indonesia moves____due to the_____________
east, equatorial counter current toward South America
EL NINO, warm water from Asia is…
nutrient poor
EL NINO, weather changes…
drastically locally and globally
EL NINO (Southern Hemisphere)
droughts dominate except for western South America where above average amounts of precipitation occur in the Andes
EL NINO (Northern Hemisphere)
mild winters and more water in SE
LA NINA trade winds…
strong, push warm water west
LA NINA ocean temps…
unusually cool along South America
LA NINA weather
drastically changes locally and globally
LA NINA (Southern Hemisphere)
precipitation returns to areas dry from El Nino
LA NINA (Northern Hemisphere)
cold winters and more gulf hurricanes due to subtropical jet stream moving north
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