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Heinemann Geography Links 2, Web Support
John Stewart and Peter Gray
Unit 2.12 El Niño: A Weather Hazard
Foundation Worksheet 1
Go to http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino/nino-home.html and follow the link
to the El Niño story.
1
In your own words, what is El Niño?
2
List three of the factors that are thought to start an El Niño event.
3
Why do you think that an El Niño event usually occurs around Christmas?
4
Use the link to the impacts of El Niño and explain what are some of the positive
and negative impacts of El Niño and where these impacts would most likely be
found.
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