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The strong La Niña in 2010 and 2011 produced torrential rain that inundated many low-lying areas around the globe.

When Oceans Drop

Could La Niña or El Niño shrink the ocean?
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Panoramic view of the Andes Mountains, Chile and Argentina, showing wisps of cirrus clouds

Stars, Clouds, Crops

For more than 400 years, Andean mountain people in Peru and Bolivia have forecasted the most auspicious time to plant potatoes by stargazing.
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The image above shows the mouth of the Amazon River.

River Seasons

Amazon discharge is affected by periodic El Niño events.
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The image above shows mean ocean temperatures in the Pacific (in degrees Celsius)

Questioning Convection

Scientists use ENSO as a test for a climate model examining the change in heat trapped by greenhouse gases.
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Landsat captured this image of the region around Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1990.

Land Matters

Satellite data help the ISLSCP with storm predictions.
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The image above shows Pacific Ocean temperatures at their peak on December 10, 1997.

Eye on the Ocean

TOPEX/Poseidon measured the gradual build-up of warm water in the easter equatorial Pacific.
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The SSM/I image above shows the El Nino that occurred in 2014.

El Niño or Not?

An ocean general circulation model produces sea level and temperature responses to four separate events.
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A series of severe storms during the 1998 El Niño eroded much of the coastline near Pacifica, California.

Clouds in the Balance

The strongest El Niño event on record triggered a radical change in cloud structure.
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