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AP Environmental Science Flashcards: El Nino And La Nina

Study El Nino And La Nina in AP Environmental Science with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

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What is La Niña?

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A climate pattern characterized by cooling of ocean surface waters in the central and eastern Pacific. This occurs when trade winds strengthen, increasing upwelling of cold water.

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This deck focuses on El Nino And La Nina, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP Environmental Science.

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A fisheries manager in Peru reports a sharp decline in anchovy populations coinciding with reduced nutrient upwelling and unusually warm coastal waters in the eastern Pacific. At the same time, trade winds across the equatorial Pacific are weaker than average. Which ENSO phase is most likely occurring?
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