El Nino

What is El Nino?

• Trace winds nearing the equator bringing warm water

• A switch in the direction and strength of ocean currents and winds in the Pacific Ocean

• A switch in the direction and strength of ocean currents and winds in the Atlantic Ocean

• Trade winds nearing the equator bringing cold water

ENSO stands for...

• El Nino Christ Child

• El Nino Southern Obervance

• El Nino South Atlantic

• El Nino Southern Oscillation

ENSO occurs every..

• 3-7 years

• 4-8 years

• 6-8 years

• 3-9 years

ENSO last for...

• some months to a year

• 1-2 years

• months

• 6 months

The changes in the Pacific impacts weather, ecosystems and the economy on the

• the coast of St Lucia and Chile

• the coast of South America and Australia

ENSO produces unusual and extreme weather events across the world

• False

• True

El Nino conditions...

• Weaker trade winds allow warm water to gather off N America

• Weaker trade winds allow warm water to gather off S America

• Stronger trade winds allow warm water to gather off N America

• Stronger trade winds allow warm water to gather off S America

This stops or reverses the western ocean current

• True

• False

ENSO has caused what hazard in Australia

Flooding has occurred in

• UK

• Bangladesh

• Kenya