Overview
El Niño/La Niña
Perhaps you have heard about El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. Have you ever heard of La Niña events? Over the past several years the United States has experienced several La Niña events and one El Niño event of recent.
For this discussion forum, address the questions below. I am including a link to the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) web page here, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.htmlLinks to an external site. which explains a bit about El Niño and La Niña and its effects across the United States. Also, use your textbook and any other sources of valid information you wish to help you answer the questions.
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1) Contrast the basic conditions of the Pacific Ocean, and what basically causes these conditions, that leads to El Niño and La Niña events. (4 pts)
2) What are the basic effects El Niño and La Niña have across the United States (address each region of the U.S. that will be affected) and how may those effects positively or negatively affect those regions. (4 pts)
3) How, particularly, do El Niño and La Niña affect South Florida? Provide at least two examples of effects for both El Niño and La Niña on South Florida. Are we currently experiencing any of those effects? (2 pts)
4) Are we currently in an El Niño or La Niña cycle? Describe and provide at least one recent (within 3 months) cited reference providing this information of whether we are or are not within one these cycles. (2 pts)