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el nino southern oscillation, changing air pressure ocer the S Pacific |
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during el nino year |
trade wings weaken and warm water sloshed back to south america |
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during a non el nino year |
easterly trade wings and ocean currents pool warm water in the western pacific, allowing upwelling of nutrient rich water off the west coast of south america |
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effects of el nino |
upwelling decreases disrupting food chains, N U.S. had mild winters SW U.S. has increased rainfall, less atlantic hurricans, increase in mosquitoes and illness they cause |
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el nino and peru |
increased rainfall, flooding due to movement of water toward South America, disruption of fisheries |
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temperature inversion |
layer of dense, cool air trapped under a layer of warm debse air, pollution in trapped layer may build to harmful levels, frequent in l.a. cali and Mexico city, mexico |
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forest fires |
surface crown, ground usually burn only under growth and lead litter on forest floor, hot fires, may start on ground but eventually leap from treetop to treetop |
