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December 05, 2014

El Nino's 'remote control' on hurricanes in the Northeastern Pacific
Manoa HI (SPX) Dec 05, 2014
El Nino, the abnormal warming of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, is a well-studied tropical climate phenomenon that occurs every few years. It has major impacts on society and Earth's climate - inducing intense droughts and floods in multiple regions of the globe. Further, scientists have observed that El Nino greatly influences the yearly variations of tropical cyclones (a general term which includes hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones) in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Howev ... read more

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