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Build your basic understanding of El Niño.
- The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycle: Dr. Vernon Kousky of NOAA/CPC covers the identification and global weather impacts associated with both phases of ENSO in this COMET Webcast.
- NOAA ENSO Blog: Keep tabs on the current state of El Niño through the blog at the Climate.gov web site.
- PBS NOVA Tracking El Nino: This resource includes information about the science of El Niño. Note that it was developed around 2000, so the focus is on events that occurred in the 20th Century with a particular emphasis on the 1997 event.
Find more El Niño educational resources.
- NOAA El Niño Education: This NOAA web site includes a wealth of educational resources to help students learn about the science of ENSO and its impacts on Earth environments and people. The resources include lessons that get students analyzing El Niño data, multimedia, and background content.
- Ocean Surface Topography From Space: El Niño /La Niña (NASA JPL): Browse visualizations of NASA data that show how the relative height of sea level varies during the ENSO cycle. The height of sea level is affected by water temperature.
- Additional El Niño class activities from NASA JPL connect 3D models, board games, physics, and math.