Earth Science: El Nino and La Nina

What is El Nino?

What is La Nina?

What is the historical significance of each?

How does each impact us here in the Midwest?

What is the statistical evidence of the impacts of these two events?

Which season of the year has the most impact on the Midwest?

If you moved to the Pacific Northwest, what would the impact of each of these events be on your weather?

What impact does it have on the west coast of South America?

Library Resources:

Library Catalog: Click on the library catalog link to find books in our secondary school library. Visit the library to check them out.

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El Nino Article from Britannica School Encyclopedia

La Nina article from Britannica School Encyclopedia

Look for an article from GALE Databases

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