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El Niño vs La Niña
El Nino vs La Nina

What are El Niño and La Niña?(opens in new tab)

What is El Niño(opens in new tab)? (Translation "The Little Boy")

  • Ocean Temperature: Surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific become much warmer than average.
  • Winds: Trade winds (winds blowing east to west) weaken or even reverse.
  • Weather Effects: Warm water moves east, bringing heavy rain to South America and causing drought in Australia and Southeast Asia. In the U.S., winters are often warmer and drier in the North and wetter in the South.

What is La Niña(opens in new tab)? (Translation "The Little Girl")

What is a nor'easter?

A nor'easter is a powerful macro-scale storm that forms along the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada, named for the strong northeasterly winds that blow landward from the ocean

Why the Name Fits

  • Wind Direction: These storms feature a counterclockwise rotation around a low-pressure center. As the system tracks up the East Coast, this spin pushes powerful winds onshore directly from the northeast(opens in new tab).
  • Storm Impact: The sweeping northeasterly gales drive heavy rain, massive ocean waves, coastal flooding, or heavy snow into the coastal regions, particularly affecting New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
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