El Niño 101 | National Geographic
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0:01 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
0:11 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
0:24 during an ELO the surface water temperature warms up leading to complex weather patterns South American fishermen in the 19th
0:32 century describing warmer Waters during Christmas time coined the name El Nino Spanish for the Blessed child nowadays when sea surface
0:44 temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean rise. 5° C over their historic average for three consecutive months and once atmospheric conditions and rainfall
0:54 pattern shift accordingly scientists officially declare an elal an ELO event takes place about every 2 to 7 years normal East to West
1:05 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
1:15 effects of elino are felt throughout the Americas in the ocean warm water pushes colder water downward blocking the important upwelling of nutrient-rich
1:25 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
1:33 Central and South America suffer too but ELO's most noticeable repercussions are felt on land in the Western United States and
1:44 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
1:53 vectorborne diseases like malaria even in places where they don't normally occur in southeast Asia and Australia the opposite takes place these areas
2:04 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
2:16 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
2:29 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
2:40 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
2:48 repercussions