2009July9: NOAA scientists announce “the arrival of El Niño, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Niño, the periodic warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on average every two to five years and typically lasts about 12 months” (NOAA, 2009).
Reference: NOAA http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090709_elnino.html
View El Niño returns in July 2009, a NOAA animation http://nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail.php?MediaID=235&MediaTypeID=2
Image Description: Sea surface temperatures along the equatorial Eastern Pacific are at least one degree above average on 2009July1. According to NOAA, this is a sign of El Niño. Image Location: NOAA http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090709_elnino.html Image Permission: This image is a work of a United States federal employee, taken or made during the course of an employee’s official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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