El nino and la nina
Differences and Characteristics
El nino
El Nino begins when an unusual pattern of winds forms over the western Pacific. El Niño causes the surface of the ocean in the eastern Pacific to be unusually warm.
La nina
When the surface waters in the Eastern Pacific are colder than normal, a climate event known as La Nina occurs. A La Nina event is the opposite of an El Nino event. Al Nina events typically bring colder than normal winters and greater precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and the North central United States.
Images and Videos
El nino and La nina
Comparison of El Nino and La Nina
El Nino is the warm-water event
La Nina is the cold-water event
El Nino brings warmer waters Eastern toward the South American coast.
Al Nina brings typically brings colder than normal winters and greater precipitation to the Pacific NorthWest and the north central United States.