El Nino - Persuasive Letter
El Niño, it was learned, is as much an atmospheric event as an oceanic one. The winds and the waters communicate with each other halfway around the world. (Johnson) In a normal year, the trade winds blow from South America to Asia, pushing warm water to the far reaches of the western equatorial Pacific. During an El Niño, this pool of warm water sloshes across the Pacific to Peru as the normal winds weaken. The warmer-than-normal water adds heat and moisture to the air above it, creating thunderclouds and a typical storm track with far-reaching effects. (Johnson) El Niño is a mass of warm water now in the southern Pacific. It is having a global impact on the weather. The warm water increases the water vapor over the Pacific and the Earth’s normal weather pattern. The result: heavy rains in the usually dry Southwest and fires in the drought-stricken rain forests of Malaysia. (Jarvinen) El Niño is a seasonal ocean current that flows southward along the coast of northern Peru, it is often associated with atmospheric changes. Scientists generally refer to El Niño and its related phenomena as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The current itself is warm, nutrient-poor, and relatively low in salinity. Its name (Spanish, "th
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Approximate Word count = 3089
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
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