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El Niño 1997-1998

El Niño 1997-1998. Courtney DeRoche International Studies- Security & Intelligence Spanish November 4, 2013. What is el niño ?. What is El Niño, to us?.

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El Niño 1997-1998

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  1. El Niño 1997-1998 Courtney DeRoche International Studies- Security & Intelligence Spanish November 4, 2013

  2. What is el niño?

  3. What is El Niño, to us? A temporary change in the climate of the Pacific Ocean that occurs variably every 4 to 12 years that causes unusual global climate changes

  4. Why “El Niño”?

  5. General Effects of El Niño • Warmer than average temperatures • More rainfall, on average • Less rainfall, on average • Differing sea levels • Differing sea temperatures

  6. Sea Levels & Temperatures • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JniS83wKmNk

  7. Negative International Impacts of El Niño • Crops- rainfall • Fishing- decreased oxygen • Deaths from subsequent weather • 189 lives

  8. Positive International Impacts • Saved money • Heatin/Natural Gas • Saved lives from extreme cold temperatures • No major Atlantic hurricanes • Overall, cost $4 billion • Saved $19 billion

  9. Summary • El Niño is a temporary change in the climate of the Pacific Ocean that occurs variably every 4 to 12 years that causes unusual global climate changes • It was named after “The Christ Child” • It causes dramatic climate changes across the globe • It has both positive and negative effects internationally

  10. Sources • http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0477(1999)080%3C1819%3AIOENOG%3E2.0.CO%3B2 • http://www.thefreedictionary.com/El+Nino • http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/el-nino-story.html • http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html • http://www.explorekentuckylake.com/lakesarea/fishing/101-basics-1.htm

  11. Questions?

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