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In El Nino there is shift in wind ____ and _______.
In El Nino there is shift in wind ____ and _______.
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periodic development of a warm ocean current along the coast of Peru as a
temporary replacement of the cold Peruvian current is known as El Nino. It is a
climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean with a global impact on weather patterns.
There is shift in direction and speed of wind during El Nino. Eastward Shifting
of warm water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean along the equator toward
the coast of South America marks the beginning of this cycle. Normally, this
warm water pools near Indonesia and the Philippines. But during an El Nino,
this warm water sit offshore of northwestern South America.
The periodic development of a warm ocean current along the coast of Peru as a temporary replacement of the cold Peruvian current is known as El Nino. It is a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean with a global impact on weather patterns. There is shift in direction and speed of wind during El Nino. Eastward Shifting of warm water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean along the equator toward the coast of South America marks the beginning of this cycle. Normally, this warm water pools near Indonesia and the Philippines. But during an El Nino, this warm water sit offshore of northwestern South America.
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