El Nino Water Rhythm
Explanation:
This year's El Niño is the
strongest ever recorded.
The large amount of warm water in the
Pacific Ocean near the equator is causing
unusual weather all over planet
Earth.
The
above false-color images of
Earth
show the relative levels of warm water between
normal (upper left) and the comparatively mild
El Niño of 1995 - 1996. Red indicates a
high water level.
Detailed measurements of this years
El Niño indicate the warm water level
is rising and falling in
rhythmic fashion,
possibly in response to changing wind patterns.
Tomorrow's picture: A Distant Destiny
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
