El Niño and La Niña are disruptions of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific having important consequences for weather around the globe. La Niña is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, compared to El Niño, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific. ENSO is the generic term for these phenomena.
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- El Niño Observations, forecasts, scientific analyses and historical perspectives from research institutions.
- What is La Niña? Get the lowdown with illustrated realtime graphics and animations.
- Tracking of El Niño Contains information on the anatomy of the phenomenon, how it's predicted and how it affects the whole globe.
- Children of the Tropics: El Niño and La Niña Introduction to the topic, plus how scientists forecast it.
- NOAA Says La Niña Here as Predicted Explains what la niña conditions mean for people living in the United States, and other area of the World.
- El Niño Includes definition of el niño, with pictures of how the ocean is different when an el niño event occurs.
- Answers Archive: Answers archive: El Niño and La Niña, other global patterns, Other Global Patterns How el niño and la niña affect global weather patterns.