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El Niño Information Links

El Niño describes the warm phase of a naturally ccurring sea surface temperature oscillation in the tropical Pacific Ocean. 

• What is El Niño
• NOAA: El Niño Forecasts, Observations and Research
• NOAA El Niño Homepage
• NOVA: Tracking the El Niño

La Niña Information Links

What is La Niña

La Niña is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific, as compared to El Niño, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.

• What is La Niña
• The La Niña Homepage
• NOAA Public Affairs

Sea Surface Temperatures

• Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project (TAO)
  • TAO/Triton Data Display
• National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service.