This site covers what is El Nino in terms of its effects on Canada and its global impact. The site also provides El Nino forecasts, and breaking news. Information for the 1997-98 El Nino episode is provided. El Ninos are also compared to La Ninas. Full description.

A narrated tape on the 1997 El Nino, showing the effects of El Nino through animations. Full description.

This portal provides access to United States Geological Survey (USGS) publications related to El Nino, especially the extreme 1997-1998 El Nino season. There is an introductory article explaning what El Nino is, followed by a selection of resources on El Nino's damaging effects: floods, landslides, coastal erosion and salt water invasion, and long-term climate variations. There is also an extensive ... Full description.

This series of 4 videos uses computer animations and models to explain El Nino and its impact on fishing in Peru. Video titles and length are Introduction (8:39), Beginning of El Nino (6:56), Peru during El Nino (7:22) and Recovery of El Nino (4:06). Full description.

This site is a joint effort of NOAA Research and the College of Education at the University of South Alabama. The goal of the site is to provide middle school science students and teachers with research and investigation experiences using on-line resources. In this unit students explore what El Nino is, where it is located, how it is created, and weather changes that El Nino causes. Students analyze ... Full description.

El Nino: The Child Returns belongs to a series of online modules entitled Exploring the Environment. Emphasizing an integrated approach to environmental earth science through problem-based learning, this module asks students to give forecasting advice concerning the environmental conditions and economic impacts that will accompany a developing El Nino. In addition, students are asked how the El Nino's ... Full description.

This site, part of NASA's Classroom of the Future program, describes how oceanic temperatures, currents, and atmospheric pressure patterns vary and, under certain conditions, produce an ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) event. It features text, scientific illustrations, a glossary, teacher pages, and a list of references. Full description.

This NASA resource offers links and information that will help students and others answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Full description.

This interactive activity has elementary and younger middle school students investigate the causes and effects of periodic climate change. A fun crash course in El Nino is followed by a game in which students practice climate predictions. Kids who love the weather will be intrigued by this website, which investigates El Nino and the tools scientists use to monitor and predict the conditions that create ... Full description.

El Nino, a periodic warming of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, is among Earths most powerful phenomena. Satellite, ship, and buoy observations show the 1997-98 event as the strongest on record. Visualizing how sea-surface height, sea-surface temperature, and sea-surface winds differ from normal conditions reveals the events magnitude. Full description.