As the easterly trade winds decrease, the western Pacific's warm water flows toward the Americas. This giant mass of warm water flows over the colder water of the eastern Pacific. As this occurs, we get what is called El Nino, or the child. Its name ("the child") is derived from its arrival during the Christmas season. Typical weather patterns of El Nino include an increase in surface temperatures as well as an increase in cloud cover over the equator. Also, for unknown reasons, a large high pressure system is formed over Australia while a low pressure system is formed over the central Pacific. Because winds move out of a high and into a low, the clouds that were formed ... Showed first 120 words of 629 Size (words) ...

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From my charts I discovered many different and interesting things. One thing I found was that El Nino produced a truly a warmer than average winter. Also I discovered that La Nina was not necessarily a colder winter but a more extreme one (extreme meaning large variations of hot and cold temperatures). I also drew several conclusions from the snowfall data. One thing was that El Nino doesn't have quite as much snow as a normal winter does. Unfortunately, by looking at La Nina's data, the snowfall was very unpredictable and inconclusive. Surprisingly, the rainfall ...Essay still continues 100 more words...