El Ni o 1982 1983
Many describe El Nino during 1982 and 1983 as the worst weather disaster of the last century. El Nino not only had devastating effects on the United States but on the rest of the world as well. ... El Nino has occurred many times in the past and will continue to do so in the future with increasing power many predict. What causes El Nino and how does it affect weather conditions around the world? How much damage exactly did El Nino cause? What can we do in the future to help protect our homes and ourselves from El Nino? ... The term El Nino literally means the cyclical warming of East Pacific Ocean seawater temperatures off the western coast of South America that results in significant changes in weather patterns in the United States and elsewhere. ... Under Non El Nino conditions there exist trade winds that gently move westerly across the Pacific Ocean.