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What is El Nino
Title: What is El Nino
Category: Science & Technology
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What is El Nino
El Nino has been a reoccurring phenomenon for centuries. What exactly is El Nino? “The term El Nino refers to a massive warming off the coastal waters of Peru and Equador that frequently extends more than 90 degrees of longitude. It is related to the Southern Oscillation, the atmospheric component of this phenomenon…” (Gottschalk, 1998). Because El Nino and Southern Oscillation are often coupled, the term ENSO is used. (Garrison, 1999) This event usually last up to a …showed first 75 words of 1408 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1408 total…climate will change leads to better management of agriculture, water supplies, fisheries and other resources. By doing all these things people are going to become better adept to all irregular rhythms of climate.
Reference Page
1. Whipple, D. (1998). Sibling Rivalry. Weatherwise, v. 51 no. 5, 10-11.
2. Gottschalk, M. A. (1998). Engineers help unlock El Nino’s secrets. Design News, v 53 no 8, 35-6.
3. Helvarg, D. (1998). Weathering el nino. American Forests, v 104 no 3, 29-33.
4. Garrison,T. (1999). Oceanography (3rd Ed.).Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
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