El Niño

EL NIÑO (pronounced "El NEEN-yo") is a variation in the usual climate system over a large part of the globe. Occurring about every 5 years, El Niño originates on the equator in the Pacific Ocean. Its effects are particularly strong in BC, where the CLIMATE is influenced by Pacific ocean currents.

Under normal conditions at the equator, winds blow along the surface of the ocean, causing an upward tilt to the water surface in the direction of Asia, with airflow returning aloft. Air circulation...

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