Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Earth Science
Type
Other Multimedia, Videos
This NASA video segment describes what an El Niño is and how it impacts global systems. Viewers learn that during an El Niño year the trade winds divert from their normal direction. The diversion creates imbalances in climate and the food chain. The segment explores the consequences of these imbalances as well as the emergence of satellite technology to help predict and prepare for such events.
Global Effect of El Niño
Duration: 4 minutes 14 seconds
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Other video learning clips in this series:
Interconnection of Earth’s Systems
The Right Tools: Sensing Earth From Space
The Influence of Global Warming on Earth’s Systems
Doing Our Part to Prevent Global Warming
The Environmental, Economic and Social Impact of Drought
Lifecycle of a Hurricane
Linking Earth System Events