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The global impacts of El Nino events
- "Trade winds and temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean experience large changes from year-to-year due to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, affecting weather patterns across the globe. For example, if the tropical Pacific is warmer and trade winds are weaker than usual—an El Niño event—flooding in California typically occurs and monsoons in India and East Asia are detrimental to local rice production. In contrast, during a La Niña, the global weather patterns reverse with cooler temperatures and stronger trade winds in the tropical Pacific." - Excerpt from University of Hawaii at Manoa
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