El NIno- what happens?
what does water do as it moves towards Australia during El Nino?
the water gets warmer
What is upwelling and what does it do?
Upwelling is when cold water rises and brings rich nutrients to the surface.
What happens to fish during El Nino?
tropical fish move into the coasts where warm currents take the place of cold cúrrents.
What is La Nina?
La Nina is the opposite counterpart of El Nino.
What diseases are spread from La Nina?
It spreads Cholera and malaria.
What weather does El Nino bring?
El Nino brings all sorts of changes to the weather. In some areas it gets wet and some areas get warm. It just depends where you are.
What happens to the ocean off the coast of Chile during El nino?
The Ocean warms, and upwelling is almost stopped.
What happens to fish prices during El Nino?
The price depends on the fish that is being sold. Tropical fish prices will be low since there is an abundance of that fish. Polar fish prices will go up since there is less of that fish.
What kind of weather does La Nina bring to the Southeastern US?
warmer weather. The warmer water also increases the number of hurricanes in hurricane season.
How does El Nino Affect the health of people?
It spreads many diseases and respiratory diseases. It also causes health problems. The worst diseases it spreads is malaria and zika virus.
Do the trade winds over the Pacific ocean strengthen, weaken or stop during el nino?
They mostly weaken but in some cases, the tradewinds even stop.
What happens to air pressure over Malaysia.
During El Nino, Malaysia will experience a high-pressure system.
Why do fish populations fall in Ecuador during El Nino?
The coast is colder
true or false: the Hurricane season intensify during La Nina.
True
Do increased temperatures spread disease?
Yes. Some diseases spread faster in the heat. But some diseases spread faster in the cold
Does the Pacific ocean water cool, or warm as they move across the ocean?
Both. When El Nino happens, cold water and warm water separate. The warm water then spreads out into the pacific ocean creating weather that will affect the rest of the world.
What kind of water does El Nino bring to the southern united states?
It brings colder water. The cold water also lowers the number of hurricanes that happen over the hurricane season.
what happens to the Phytoplankton during El Nino?
Upwelling stops and Phytoplankton are starved of nutrients and die.
What does La Nina do to the precipitation over the northeastern US?
precipitation increases in the winter and it gets colder
How does flooding affect the spread of disease during EL Nino?
flooding increases the amount of water vapor in the air. with this diseases like malaria and other disease caused by mosquitos will increase.