El Nino originates in which Ocean?

Answer 1

gulf coast

Answer 2

El Nino originates In equatorial eastern Pacific ocean.

Answer 3

The El Nino or ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) refers to an upwelling of cold water near Australia/New Zealand which causes warm sea surface temperatures near the coast of Chile, causing the fishing industry to decline as fish prefer nutrient rich cold water that provides fish with food.

There is also an El Nino like phenomena that occurs in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

The opposite of El Nino is La Nina which causes a cold water upwelling along the coast of Chile.

These type of sea surface temperature anomalies have a direct effect on weather patterns including temps and rainfall.

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Answer 4

El Nino forms in the equatorial Pacific as warm water slosh eastward to the South American coast.

Answer 5

oh my god!!!

i have to laugh.

i'm realllly ridiculously surprised that no one knows what the frick el nino is. at least that one guy did. bully for him.

el nino is the unusual warming of the pacific ocean currents that screw up global weather patterns like the jet stream and mess with animal life like plankton and whale migration. no, it's not in the gulf coast, and no, its not in the atlantic ocean. researchers and still trying to find a tangible link between el nino and atlantic hurricanes.

for example, we're currently in a la nina stage, where the pacific cools. we just had katrina 3 years ago. go figure.

Answer 6

atlantic..it affects atlantic hurricanes and florida wildfires

Answer 7

pacific