1. El Nino and La Nina These are not notes!!

2. Meet the two storm systems El Nino La Nina Each takes turns coming every 3-5 years

3. In the case of El Niño warm water approaches the coasts of South America which results in blocking the upwelling of nutrient-rich deep water. This has serious impacts on the fish populations.

4. Upwelling Upwelling- nutrient-rich water from the deep of the ocean pushed to the surface.

5. In the La Niña case, the convective cycle over the western Pacific strengthens unusually, resulting in colder than normal winters in North America. Therefore, you get more robust cyclone season in South-East Asia and Eastern Australia.

6. normal The neutral part has been referred to humorously by some as "La Nada", which means "the nothing" in Spanish.

7. El Nino

8. La Nina or El nino?

10. Click me for El nino/La Nina demo

11. 2 places to find El nino/nina graphic C:\Documents and Settings\sleethm12\Desktop\8th grade science 09-10\lessons\lessons 3rd9wks\Unit 9\Day 7 El Nino and La Nina\El Niño and La Niña animations.mht Or http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanim ations/animations/26_NinoNina.html

12. Explaining Hurricanes Click below for video: Hurricanes Explained, how hurricanes develop, death by hurricane.