El Niño
Length Non-El Niño - 5 to 10 years El Niño - 1 to 3 years Equatorial Pacific in El Niño 20% of the time!
Satellite Technology TOPEX/Poseidon Jason
Event
Changes Warmer water Atmospheric pressure Prevailing winds
Walker Cells 1998 Event
La Niña Basically the opposite of El Niño Cooler water in Pacific Opposite weather events
Effects
Hurricane Season AtlanticEastern Pacific Avg.El Niño Avg. Avg.El Niño Avg. Named storms ,717.6 Hurricanes Intense Hurricanes
Causes Much debate on causes No clear understanding