El Niño Comparison (IMAGE)

American Geophysical Union

El Niño Comparison

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This is a comparison of the 2015 and 1997 El Niños, two of the strongest on record, in October of each respective year. Observations of sea surface heights and temperatures, as well as wind patterns, show surface waters cooling off in the Western Pacific and warming significantly in the tropical Eastern Pacific.

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NASA's Earth Observatory.

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