El Niño and La Niña Concepts

The video explains El Niño, a climate phenomenon causing global weather changes. It describes its origin, mechanism, and impacts, such as extreme weather events. The challenges of predicting El Niño are discussed, highlighting chaos theory's role in understanding weather unpredictability.

What is the literal translation of 'El Niño' in Spanish?

• The Child

• The Boy

• The Niño

• The Christ Child

Why did Peruvian fishermen name the phenomenon 'El Niño'?

• Because it affected only children

• Because it caused massive storms

• Because it occurred near Christmas

• Because it was discovered by a child

What happens to the sea level in Indonesia compared to Peru due to the usual east-west winds?

• It is lower in Indonesia

• It is the same in both places

• It is higher in Indonesia

• It fluctuates randomly

What is La Niña characterized by?

• No change in water temperature

• Warmer waters in the western Pacific

• Colder waters in the eastern Pacific

• Warmer waters in the eastern Pacific

How much energy did the 1997 El Niño move into the eastern Pacific?

• 35 million million billion Joules

• 35 million Joules

• 35 billion Joules

• 35 trillion Joules

What was one of the effects of the 1997-1998 El Niño in California?

• Increased snowfall

• Higher temperatures

• Massive droughts

• Rain and mudslides

How often can an El Niño event occur?

• Every year

• Every 20 years

• Every 2 to 7 years

• Every 10 years

What did Edward Lorenz discover when he re-entered his variables by hand?

• Completely different results

• No results at all

• The same results as before

• Partially similar results

What does the 'Butterfly Effect' imply?

• El Niño is caused by butterflies

• Weather is predictable

• Small changes can lead to large impacts

• Butterflies cause tornadoes

Why is it difficult to predict the weather accurately more than a few days out?

• Weather is not a complex system

• Tiny uncertainties in initial conditions

• Lack of equations to describe weather

• Lack of advanced computers