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  1. a natural force of nature unlike any other El Nino is capable of unleashing a fury of climate changes and natural disasters that span from Alaska all the
  2. way to South America and Beyond what causes elino and how are we affected by it elino is not a storm but rather a weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean
  3. during an ELO the surface water temperature warms up leading to complex weather patterns South American fishermen in the 19th
  4. century describing warmer Waters during Christmas time coined the name El Nino Spanish for the Blessed child nowadays when sea surface
  5. temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean rise. 5° C over their historic average for three consecutive months and once atmospheric conditions and rainfall
  6. pattern shift accordingly scientists officially declare an elal an ELO event takes place about every 2 to 7 years normal East to West
  7. Tradewinds over the Pacific weekend and warm water that normally travels Westward is now moving toward the East moisture then Rises into the air and the
  8. effects of elino are felt throughout the Americas in the ocean warm water pushes colder water downward blocking the important upwelling of nutrient-rich
  9. Waters from the bottom this causes some marine life to migrate to colder Waters animals that normally feed on the sea life suffer and Fisheries throughout
  10. Central and South America suffer too but ELO's most noticeable repercussions are felt on land in the Western United States and
  11. Central and South America the warm air and moisture lead to increased storms rainfall floods loss of life and property and the increase of some
  12. vectorborne diseases like malaria even in places where they don't normally occur in southeast Asia and Australia the opposite takes place these areas
  13. suffer from drought wildfires and colder ocean waters in 1997 and '98 the world experienced the biggest El Nino in recorded history some estimates blame
  14. that elino for 2100 deaths and $33 billion in Damages Mongolia saw temperatures reached 108° F there was a record flooding in Peru and the US saw
  15. storms in the Gulf Coast flash flooding from California to Mississippi and tornadoes in Florida holy crap We're In It scientists are now better able to
  16. predict if and when an El Nino event will take place this helps communities better prepare for the changes in weather patterns and better adapt to its
  17. repercussions

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