The topic looks at the phenomenon of El Niño in relation to typical ocean flow in the Pacific.

Lesson Outcomes

• At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to:
• Define El Niño as an irregular weather occurrence that brings about an abnormal warming of surface ocean waters and severe climatic changes
• Explain that El Niño creates drastic rains and flooding in the western regions of the Pacific and drought in the eastern regions