Description:
On behalf of Public Broadcasting Service, National Weather Service staff have answered these questions:

Where does El Niño get its energy?

Will this El Niño be the biggest in 150 years?

How does the National Weather Service model El Niño?

Does El El Niño have any positive effects?

What factors determine the frequency of El Niño?

Who will suffer the most from El Niño?

Organization:
Public Broadcasting Service

URL:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/october97/el_nino_10-3.html

Contact:
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314
Email: www@pbs.org

For a list of telephone numbers and email addresses for each of the United States, go to:
http://www.pbs.org/stations/

For a list for Canada, go to:
http://www.pbs.org/stations/canada.html

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 9-12

Subject:
El Niño
Weather

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00