Tracking California Rains During El Niño

The video discusses the impact of El Niño on weather patterns, particularly in California. It explains how El Niño warms the ocean surface, affecting the atmosphere and jet stream. NASA's GPM Mission helps monitor these changes, predicting substantial rainfall in California. The video details the rainfall in Northern and Southern California, noting significant increases in precipitation. However, El Niño's effects are variable, as seen in the dry February. The video concludes with the importance of space observations in understanding and predicting these weather patterns, acknowledging that while the rains help, they won't solve California's water crisis.

What is one of the primary effects of El Niño on the atmosphere?

• It decreases atmospheric pressure globally.

• It increases the Earth's rotation speed.

• It shifts the position of the jet stream.

• It cools the ocean surface.

How did El Niño affect Northern California in December?

• It caused a drought.

• It brought up to 34 inches of rain.

• It led to a heatwave.

• It resulted in a snowstorm.

Which city received more rain in January than in the last five Januaries combined?

• San Francisco

• San Diego

• Sacramento

• Los Angeles

What was notable about the weather in California during February of the El Niño year?

• It was consistently rainy.

• It was extremely dry.

• It was unusually cold.

• It was very windy.

Why are space observations important in studying El Niño?

• They allow us to see how closely reality matches predictions.

• They help predict earthquakes.

• They measure the Earth's magnetic field.

• They track animal migrations.