El Niño
(1997/98)
Damages
(1997/98)
Damages
El Niño Effects
El Niño
Marine Effects
Marine Effects
Marine science
El Niño
Factors
Factors
100
El Niño causes what weather conditions around the globe?
massive flooding, heavy rains , water related diseases,
100
El Niño does what when it first starts?
It causes more rain than usual.
100
What does El Niño do to fish?
Cause them to die or migrate
100
Marine biologists also study animals, including _____.
- sharks
- foxes
- rats
- owls
sharks
100
El Niño occurs when?
Warm water builds up along the equator in the eastern pacific.
200
how much did El Niño cost in property damages during its time in Peru?
2 billion in property damages.
200
What effects does El Niño has on environment ?
Droughts and increased flooding
200
El Niño reduces the upwelling of ____ water off the coast of the Americas. hint (temp.)
Cold
200
Marine science is the study of?
Marine life
200
What event has the opposite effect of el niño?
La niña
300
El Niño’s worst effects are located in countries such as? (Name 3)
Somalia, East and Southern Africa, Kenya, Asia, Indonesia, Latin America, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique,
300
What’s are some health effects from El Niño?(Name two)
disease outbreaks, malnutrition, heat stress and respiratory diseases
300
Kelp forests are often destroyed by ________ and _________.
Storms and Ocean Swells.
300
It studies organisms in the
A.
Pressure
B.
Soil
C.
Sea
D.
Air
sea
300
What starts El Niño?
Surface water in the pacific becomes warmer than average and east winds blow weaker than normal
400
El Niño 97-98 caused the outbreak of what 2 diseases?
Malaria and Cholera
400
How does El Niño affect weather?
El Niño causes the Pacific Jet stream to move south and spread further east.
400
When waters get warmer due to El Niño, bait and game fish travel in which direction?
North
400
a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water
a strait
400
What does El Niño effect?
Surface ocean temperatures
500
The El Niño of 1997-98 was caused by a series of weather disasters from _______ to __________.
October 1997 to May 1998
500
what are some of the onset factors that come with El Niño?
Severe drought and associated food insecurity, flooding, rains, and temperature rises
500
What happens to trade winds after El Niño?
They weaken or reverse.
500
The "plant" classification of these critters produces 90% of the world's oxygen.
Plankton
500
How often is El Niño?
El Niño is every 3-5 years