Recently there has been drastic weather changes around the
world.
3. This has been blamed all on the La Nia weather phenomenon. La
Nia weather phenomenon events from1950 to 2011
4. What is La Nia
La Nia is a combined ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that is the
counterpart of El Nio as part of the broader El Nio-Southern
Oscillation climate pattern. During a period of La Nia, the sea
surface temperature across the equatorial Eastern Central Pacific
Ocean will be lower than normal by 35 C. In the United States, an
episode of La Nia is defined as a period of at least 5 months of La
Nia (drastic and unusual) weather conditions.
5. Effects
There have been many effects around the world but some of the
most major effects have been:
- Water Shortage in the South Pacific
- Horn of Africa drought
-Typhoons and abnormal amount of rain fall in the Philippines
6. Horn of Africa Drought
Area of Drought
7. Horn of Africa Drought
8. South Pacific Water Shortage
Fresh Water Shortage
9. South Pacific Water Shortage
10. Abnormal amount of Rainfall in the Asia-Pacific Region
Back to Back Typhoons
11. Abnormal amount of Rainfall in the Asia-Pacific Region
12. Here is a short clip which shows the heating and cooling during
La Nia and El Nino:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWa5EH-glNE
13. Why is this important?
This is important because it helps us understand when phenomenas
likeLa Nia and El Nino will happen and what we can do to prepare
for it ,as we have learned from the past that these events can turn
out to be very horrific and life threatening to people all around
the world.
14. SOURCES
