Understanding El Nino NOAA

What is El Nino?

• A type of tropical storm

• A climate pattern used in seasonal forecasting

• A type of ocean current

• A phase of the moon

What happens to ocean temperatures over the Pacific during El Nino?

• They become unpredictable

• They stay the same

• They begin to cool

• They begin to warm

What is the influence of El Nino on the jet stream?

• It shifts Eastward

• It becomes weaker

• It shifts Westward

• It becomes stronger

What is the term used to describe the influence from one region to another over large parts of the globe?

• Transmission

• Globalization

• Interconnection

• Teleconnection

What do climate predictions based on El Nino tell us?

• What kind of weather to expect on average and over a long period of time

• What kind of weather to expect on a daily basis

• What kind of weather to expect in a specific location

• What kind of weather to expect in the short term