Overview
This assignment will help you better understand El Nino as a phenomena, how it is studied and forecast are made regarding it, along with how it effects places like California. To complete this assignment you will need to explore the information provided in the El Nino tab of the Chapter 5 Resources page. Specifically, you need to watch the NOVA video titled Chasing El Nino to complete this assignment.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o, https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere/el-nino, https://www.climate.gov/enso, https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/.
Note: The assignment will take some time as you will need to watch the video (~1 hour) and explore the resources before completing the written portion. Plan accordingly.
Assignment
After digesting the information relating to El Nino and watching the Chasing El Nino video write a paragraph or two that addresses the following:
List and discuss two ways that scientists study/forecast El Nino events.
Be specific, what types of devices are utilized?
Are there any problems associated with these tools?
Discuss two impacts that El Nino events have on human populations
Use specific examples from Chasing El Nino
Be sure to include the location of where these El Nino related events take place.
Discuss something interesting you learned from watching Chasing El Nino.
Lastly, what ENSO condition are we currently experiencing?
El Nino? La Nina? Normal?
Where did you get this information (provide the link).
From what you have learned, discuss how the ENSO pattern we are currently experiencing is effecting our weather in Northern California
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