Name:_____________ Teacher/ per.________ Date:_________ El Nino/ La Nina Activity Answer the following questions while watching this video (might need to watch twice): El Niño vs. La Niña: What's the difference? 1) What’s the meteorologist’s name? 2) What does ENSO Cycle stand for? 3) Where do both El Nino and La Nina take place? 4) El Nino consists of an upwelling of warmer or colder water off the coast of South America? What about La Nina? 5) What alters the weather around the world? 6) What percent of the planet is covered in ocean? 7) Explain what happens in North America during El Nino: 8) Explain what happens in North America during La Nina: 9) When does this happen? 10)During what season do these events have very little effect on the United States weather? 11) Why is it called El Nino? In a paragraph form, Compare & Contrast the pictures above. What negative effects would be likely to accompany the rise in temperature, including any global natural disasters? Think about the impact on weather and marine life. Include such events as droughts, floods, mudslides, hurricanes, typhoons, and wildfires.
