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El Nino, La Nina, and California's weather — Homework
Explain each El Nino/La Nina scenario and its effect on California.
- 1.What happens to trade winds during an El Nino year?
- 2.Why does upwelling off South America weaken during an El Nino?
- 3.El Nino typically brings California a wetter or drier winter?
- 4.La Nina typically brings California a wetter or drier winter?
- 5.Explain why an ocean pattern near the equator can change the weather in California, thousands of miles away.
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