PBS
Pbs: El Nino
You can link to the anatomy of El Nino, chasing El Nino, and El Nino's reach. There is a resource page and a search page.
Center for Educational Technologies
Exploring the Environment El Nino: The Child Returns
Use remote sensing data and background information to look at regional and global consequences of El Nino. Try working with the 'situation' to test your understanding.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth System: El Nino
This video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center details some of El Nino's far-reaching effects on both marine life and humans. [2:44]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth System: El Nino's Influence on Hurricane Formation
This video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains how and where hurricanes develop. Learn how El Nino events alter the course of atmospheric circulation. Includes background reading material and discussion...
University of California
Sio/ El Nino
This page has links to the causes of El Nino, a non-technical definition of El Nino, causes, and tons of other information.
University of Arizona
Backyard Gardener: La Nina Weather Conditions Jan 2000
This site by Arizona Cooperative Extension discusses the strong trade winds called "La Nina," and how they effect the climate.
University of California
Earthguide: El Nino: Illustrating the Concept
Do you know what happens during a typical El Nino? This overview provides a description, characteristics, and animated maps showing sea surface temperature changes during past El Nino events.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Hot Water Battle
Have you noticed your winter weather changing each year? Both global warming and El Nino are most likely the cause. Read here about these two major ingredients changing the world around us.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Earth Breaks Heat Record for Third Year Straight
Climate change and heat from a strong El Nino played roles in making 2016 the hottest year on record. Understand the specific impacts of climate change.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Ocean Impacts on an El Nino Event
Students examine the relationships among sea surface height, sea surface temperature, and wind vectors in classifying the ocean characteristics of an El Nino.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: California Climate and the Atmosphere
In this 3-part instructional activity, students explore California climate and factors that are leading to changes within this climate system. Students begin by exploring California's climate and the state's topography. Next, they...
Other
Innovate Us: What Is Climate?
Climate is the first factor that is considered before visiting a particular destination for your holidays. We all know that climates all over the world are largely different from each other. The specific climate of a region is mainly...
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Variety Is the Spice of Climate
To every thing there is a season. Understand the role climate plays in the change of seasons across the United States.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Impacts of El Nino and La Nina
Students explore NOAA and the Climate Data Center to gather data about El Nino. Then they interpret a series of maps to describe the key changes in climate conditions during El Nino and La Nina.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: What Forces Affect Our Weather?
A great starting point for learning about the weather and for finding help starting your own investigation of what affects the weather. Site is organized into the following sections: "The Atmosphere," "The Water Cycle," "Powerful...
NASA
Sci Jinks: What Is El Nino?
The weathermen and women warn of El Nino every so many years. Find out what that actually means.
NASA
Sci Jinks: Sci Jinks: El Nino and Lightning
Scientists have studied the data of lightning over many years. Look at their findings and what differences they observed during El Nino years.
NOAA
Noaa: Pmel: Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project: Tao/triton Data Display
Resource features real-time data from moored ocean buoys for improved detection, understanding, and prediction of El Nino and La Nina with diagrams.
Institute of Global Environment and Society
Iges: Homepage
This site allows you to access a great deal of information about the link between ocean and climate. Latest El Nino/La Nina predictions and maps are one of many data sets featured.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Fact Sheet for El Nino
This site from the Univ. Corp. for Atmospheric Research provides detailed information on El Nino and its effects on the trade winds is offered at this site, with satellite photos.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: The Color of El Nino
This article explains the effects El Nino has had on different climates and natural disasters throughout the world.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: El Nino's Extended Family Introduction
This article discusses cycle of global weather patterns and its relation to El Nino. Learn how global weather patterns are being tracked by satellites and how scientists are predicting weather patterns up to a year in advance.