Marine Biology Discussion Topic #1 - 9/20/18
El Nino and La Nina climatic oscillations

Questions for discussion:

1) What is el Nino?

2) What causes el Nino?

 

3) Where does el Nino occur and why?

 

4) When does el Nino occur?

 

5) What are the consequences of el Nino...

 

a) For marine organisms? (spend some time on this one...)

 

 

b) For humans and other terrestrial organisms?

 

6) Are there any benefits to el Nino?

 

7) What about la Nina? (who, what, when, where, why?)