El Nino, Hurricanes and Physical Geo Review

When warm waters in the Pacific drift east to North and South America, a climate phenomenon known as _________ _____________ occurs.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Hurricane

During El Nino years, the southern United States experience...

• Droughts

• flooding and cooler temperatures

El Nino events occur...

• Randomly

• Regularly

When the Western Hemisphere (North and South America) experience flooding and cooler temperatures, countries in Southeast Asia

• ...also experience flooding and cooler temperatures.

• experience drought conditions.

Immediately following an El Nino event, North and South America experience...

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• La Nina

From June to November, the Eastern Seaboard experiences atmospheric phenomena known as...

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Hurricanes

Unlike El Nino events, Hurricanes ...

• Occur randomly

• Occur regularly in a predictable Hurricane Season

• Bring intense droughts to affected regions

In 2016, which California, in the Southwest of the United States, experienced record rains due to...

• Hurricanes

• El Nino

• La Nina

• MacCormack drinking too much coffee