El Nino Southern Oscillation Questions Replies
Science
Question 1.
Review the discussion of the El Nino Southern Oscillation in your text.
Go to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ensoyears.sht
El Nino Southern Oscillation data page.
Starting with 1991, use the data
listed in the chart to answer the following questions:
In which year was El Nino greatest?
Which year was La Nino greatest?
Next, go the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ENSO
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/enso_cy
analysis and monitoring website.
Using the pertinent links,
discuss each of the following items:
El Nino and La Nina ocean temperature patterns from 1991 to the present.
The impacts of El Nino and La Nina on global temperature and rainfall patterns.
The impacts of El Nino and La Nina on your local temperature and precipitation patterns.
Question 2.
List four methods of mining (they can be current or historical methods) and
tell me which method poses the greatest risk to lotic (surface river and
stream) ecosystems.
1st question I need about 3/4 of a page a
2nd question I need 1/4 of a page
